No office rate
59012 is fetal blood sampling by prenatal cord puncture; 59030 obtains the specimen from the fetal scalp during labor.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
59030 Fetal blood sampling Medicare reimbursement rates in Alabama
Intrapartum fetal scalp blood sampling obtains a specimen for fetal acid-base assessment when labor findings raise concern about fetal well-being. Compare 59030 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alabama.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 59030 in Alabama?
Alabama has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$88.31
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alabama
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Obstetrics
About 59030: Intrapartum fetal scalp blood sampling
Intrapartum fetal scalp blood sampling obtains a specimen for fetal acid-base assessment when labor findings raise concern about fetal well-being.
During labor, the obstetrician obtains a small blood specimen from the presenting fetal scalp through the cervix to assess fetal acid-base status, often after a concerning fetal heart-rate pattern. The result can help guide whether labor may continue or delivery should be expedited. The procedure is performed in labor and delivery when the cervix and ruptured membranes permit access; it is distinct from prenatal blood sampling through the umbilical cord.
Report 59030 for the scalp sampling procedure. Documentation should identify the intrapartum indication, sampling site, and procedure, along with the clinical assessment and resulting management. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are paid at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery is paid only when medical necessity is documented; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 59030
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.94 · 66%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.41 · 14%
- Malpractice RVU0.61 · 21%
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
59030 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alabama, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
59050 reports intrapartum fetal monitoring with a report. It does not represent obtaining a fetal scalp blood specimen.
No office rate
59051 covers fetal monitoring interpretation only; 59030 represents the separate scalp sampling procedure.
$44.86
59025 is a fetal non-stress test, generally used for antepartum surveillance. 59030 is an intrapartum specimen-collection procedure.
Compare 59030 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$88.31
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 59030 in Alabama.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,634
- Code
- 59030
- Physician work
- 1.94
- Practice expense
- 0.41
- Malpractice
- 0.61
GPCI2026.csv
4
- Locality
- Alabama
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.875
- Malpractice
- 0.566
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.94 | × 1.000 | 1.9400 |
| Practice expense | 0.41 | × 0.875 | 0.3587 |
| Malpractice | 0.61 | × 0.566 | 0.3453 |
| Total RVUs | 2.6440 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Alabama$88.31
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.94 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.41 | 0.875 |
| Malpractice | 0.61 | 0.566 |
(1.94 × 1 + 0.41 × 0.875 + 0.61 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $88.31
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
59030 billing questions
When should 59030 be reported instead of fetal heart-rate monitoring?
Report 59030 when a blood specimen is obtained from the fetal scalp during labor. Monitoring records or interprets fetal heart-rate activity but does not include this sampling procedure.
How is 59030 distinguished from fetal cord blood sampling?
59030 is for obtaining blood from the fetal scalp during labor. Code 59012 describes fetal blood sampling by prenatal cord puncture.
Can modifier 50 be used for 59030?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What same-session payment rule applies when another procedure is performed?
Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedure is paid at 50%.
What documentation supports reporting 59030?
Document the intrapartum reason for sampling, the fetal scalp sampling site, and the procedure performed. Include the clinical assessment and how the result affected management.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,63159025,,Fetal non-stress test,A,,0.52,0.85,,0.85,NA,0.14,1.51,1.51,1,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63259025,26,Fetal non-stress test,A,,0.52,0.23,,0.23,,0.13,0.88,0.88,1,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63359025,TC,Fetal non-stress test,A,,0.00,0.62,,0.62,NA,0.01,0.63,0.63,1,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63459030,,Fetal scalp blood sampling,A,,1.94,0.41,NA,0.41,,0.61,2.96,2.96,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63559050,,Fetal monitor w/report,A,,0.87,0.19,NA,0.19,,0.27,1.33,1.33,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63659051,,Fetal monitor/interpret only,A,,0.72,0.15,NA,0.15,,0.22,1.09,1.09,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,63759070,,Transabdom amnioinfus w/us,A,,5.11,5.34,,1.51,,1.63,12.08,8.25,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1ADDENDUM E. FINAL CY 2026 GEOGRAPHIC PRACTICE COST INDICES (GPCIs) BY STATE AND MEDICARE LOCALITY,,,,,,
2,,,,,,
3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515