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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$79.43$60.26 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$79.43 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,122Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $48 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $112professional $79

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd 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.