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Sampling Of Placental Tissue During Pregnancy

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 59015

This procedure takes a small sample of tissue from the placenta during early pregnancy to check the baby's genetic material. It is typically done earlier in pregnancy than an amniotic fluid test and can be performed through the abdomen or the cervix.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sampling Of Placental Tissue During Pregnancy cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$135 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$123 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $71 to $2,951Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $347professional $155

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
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Pennsylvania· 45th of 51

$158

AK $417KY $145

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.