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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Indiana 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$75.86$61.66 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$339 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $79 to $832Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $56 to $115
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $347professional $76

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
$75.86
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 28th of 51

$83.18

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.