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Fetal Monitoring by a Consulting Doctor

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 59050

During labour, a doctor who is not the one delivering the baby oversees the continuous recording of the baby's heart rate alongside the mother's contractions, interprets the tracing and writes a report. It is used when an additional opinion on the baby's wellbeing is wanted.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fetal Monitoring by a Consulting Doctor cost?

$74.13

Typical physician fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $115.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $93 to $6,918Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $48 to $148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $71

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$74.13

OK $275DE $46.77

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.