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Fetal Monitoring by a Consulting Doctor

Delaware 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?

$46.77

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $66.07.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $501Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $40 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $55professional $47

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$46.77

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.