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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Iowa 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$105$77.62 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$105 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,778Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $63 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $105

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
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$115

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.