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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Utah 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$162$138 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$214 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,467Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $162

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
$213.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
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
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$186

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.