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Manual Turning Of A Breech Baby Before Delivery

Iowa rates for HCPCS 59412

This procedure is performed late in pregnancy to manually turn a baby from a bottom-down (breech) position to a head-down position in preparation for vaginal delivery. A provider applies pressure to the abdomen to guide the turn, sometimes with medication given beforehand to relax the uterus. It's monitored closely with fetal heart rate tracking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manual Turning Of A Breech Baby Before Delivery cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$288 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $191 to $7,586Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $112 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Kansas than in New York. 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$204

KS $832NY $105

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.