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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

North Dakota 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$138$72.44 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$63.10 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $63 to $69Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $69 to $182
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $69professional $138

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
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$138

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.