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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

Virginia 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$77.62$67.61 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$46.77 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $36 to $1,175Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $60 to $126
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $78professional $78

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
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$77.62

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.