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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 July 2026.

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

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 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 $2,239 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 6 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$204$174 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$617 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $204 to $16,596Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $162 to $479
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $204

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
$204.17
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$204

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.