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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 July 2026.

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

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$224 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $148 to $8,511Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $170 to $457
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $170professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Dakota $347 · 14th of 51
CA $3,090DE $166

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.