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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 July 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$214$195 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$741 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,571Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $162 to $550
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $214

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
$213.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah $240 · 37th 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.