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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Ohio 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$178 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$186 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,169Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $155 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $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
$1,122.02
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$77.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$204

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.