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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

North Dakota 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$282 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $295Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $186 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $331

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$316

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.