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Unlisted Fetal Procedure Done in the Womb

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 59897

Covers a treatment carried out directly on a baby still in the womb when there is no standard named procedure for it. Ultrasound is used throughout to guide the needle or instrument to the baby and to watch what is happening during the treatment. Because these interventions are uncommon and vary widely, the doctor records exactly what was done for each case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Fetal Procedure Done in the Womb cost?

$1,175

Typical facility fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $1,698.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $50 to $3,467Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $1,698
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $372professional $1,698

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. 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.

Rhode Island· 17th of 51

$1,175

AK $4,677SC $63.10

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.