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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

New Hampshire 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$115$79.43 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$257 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,413Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $48 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $115

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$117

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.