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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

North Carolina 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$224 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $117 to $832Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $186 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $331

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
$173.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
7 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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$331

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.