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Fetal Monitoring by a Consulting Doctor

Washington, DC 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?

$48.98

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $56.23.

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 $166 · 10th to 90th $49 to $550Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $46 to $100
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $49

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$48.98

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.