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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Idaho 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 8 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$81.28$77.62 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$100 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $72 to $617Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $69 to $138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $229professional $81

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$95.50

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.