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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Missouri rates for HCPCS 59001

Removes a large amount of amniotic fluid from the womb through a thin needle guided by ultrasound through the mother's abdomen. It is done when too much fluid has built up, stretching the womb and causing discomfort, breathlessness, or a risk of early labor. Unlike a sample taken for testing, the point here is to relieve the pressure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$200 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$269 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,370Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $170 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$245

AK $562TX $178

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.