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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

South 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 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$120$72.44 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$85.11 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $69 to $813Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $59 to $204
$100$200$500facility $100professional $120

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$120

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.