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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Montana 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$275$182 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$269 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $309Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $79 to $309
$100$200$500facility $275professional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$275

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.