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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 October 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$178 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$234 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $166 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
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
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$209

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.