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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Colorado 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$79.43$63.10 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$81.28 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,950Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $63 to $129
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $105professional $79

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$79.43

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.