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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

South Dakota 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 7 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$309$186 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$240 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,365Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $138 to $479
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $468professional $309

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $316 · 20th of 51
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.