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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

New York 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 9 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$83.18$67.61 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$562 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $85 to $4,898Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $58 to $195
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $83

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
$97.72
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$51.29
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$141.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83

Where New York 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 York· 16th of 51

$110

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.