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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$126$85.11 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$67.61 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $56 to $145Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $126

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
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th 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.