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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 October 2026.

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

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$275 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$151 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $457Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $186 to $479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$339

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.