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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 October 2026.

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

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$148 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$851 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,129Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $135 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $174

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
6 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
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83

Where New York 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 York· 50th of 51

$182

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.