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Fetal Contraction Stress Test

West 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 4 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$72.44$60.26 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$60.26 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $49 to $123Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $56 to $95
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $60professional $72

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
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$72.44

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.