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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 59020

A test performed during pregnancy that monitors the baby's heart rate in response to uterine contractions, either occurring naturally or briefly brought on with a medication or nipple stimulation. It helps assess whether the placenta is delivering enough oxygen to the baby during the stress of contractions. The mother is connected to a fetal monitor and observed for a period of time while heart rate patterns are recorded.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fetal Contraction Stress Test cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 6 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$224$117 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$93.33 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $72 to $447Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $71 to $447
$100$200$500facility $117professional $224

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$219

CA $2,692KY $66.07

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.