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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Virginia 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 8 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$200$174 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$245 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $191 to $7,079Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,479professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $234 · 38th 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.