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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

New York 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 9 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$219$170 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,820 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,586Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74

Where New York sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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 York· 6th of 51

$550

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.