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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$174 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$309 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,951Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $204

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
$204.17
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
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
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th 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.