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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Georgia 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 5 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$89.13$67.61 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$105 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,698Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $62 to $158
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $132professional $89

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
$120.23
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$89.13

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.