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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Ohio 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$75.86$61.66 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$123 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,905Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $56 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $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
$56.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$79.43

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.