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Fetal Monitoring by a Consulting Doctor

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $69.18.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $129Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $43 to $209
$50$100$200facility $129professional $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. 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
$48.98
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th 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.