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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

New Jersey 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$195$174 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$355 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,898Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $155 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $195

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
$154.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
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
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 36th of 51

$219

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.