$111.77
59000 is for diagnostic fluid sampling. Use 59001 when the purpose is to remove excess amniotic fluid therapeutically.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
59001 Amniocentesis Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Report therapeutic amniocentesis when excess amniotic fluid is withdrawn, commonly to manage symptomatic polyhydramnios rather than obtain a diagnostic sample. Compare 59001 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
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 59001 in Minnesota?
Minnesota 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
$138.68
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
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 59001: Therapeutic amniotic fluid reduction
Report therapeutic amniocentesis when excess amniotic fluid is withdrawn, commonly to manage symptomatic polyhydramnios rather than obtain a diagnostic sample.
An obstetrician or maternal-fetal medicine specialist uses a needle to remove excess amniotic fluid from the amniotic cavity. The procedure is commonly performed with ultrasound guidance in a hospital or other procedural setting for symptomatic polyhydramnios. Its purpose is fluid reduction, not collection of a sample for prenatal diagnosis.
Choose this code when the documented service is therapeutic fluid removal. The record should support the indication, the amniotic cavity as the treatment site, and the procedure performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 59001
- 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.93 · 61%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.92 · 19%
- Malpractice RVU0.93 · 19%
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.
59001 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
$354.86
59074 addresses drainage of a fetal fluid collection with ultrasound guidance; 59001 reduces fluid in the amniotic cavity.
$370.33
59070 is for transabdominal amnioinfusion, which adds fluid. 59001 removes excess amniotic fluid.
Compare 59001 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$138.68
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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 59001 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,625
- Code
- 59001
- Physician work
- 2.93
- Practice expense
- 0.92
- Malpractice
- 0.93
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.93 | × 1.000 | 2.9300 |
| Practice expense | 0.92 | × 1.029 | 0.9467 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | × 0.296 | 0.2753 |
| Total RVUs | 4.1520 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Minnesota$138.68
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.92 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | 0.296 |
(2.93 × 1 + 0.92 × 1.029 + 0.93 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $138.68
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.
59001 billing questions
How does this differ from 59000?
Use 59001 for therapeutic removal of excess amniotic fluid. Code 59000 is for diagnostic amniocentesis, where fluid is sampled for testing.
What should the record support?
Document the therapeutic indication, that fluid was removed from the amniotic cavity, and the procedure performed. The note should make clear that the service was fluid reduction rather than diagnostic sampling.
Is modifier 50 appropriate?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?
Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's payment.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple-procedure rule, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are reduced. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
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6,62358999,,Unlisted px fml genital sys,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,62459000,,Amniocentesis diagnostic,A,,1.27,1.90,,0.50,,0.41,3.58,2.18,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,62559001,,Amniocentesis therapeutic,A,,2.93,0.92,NA,0.92,,0.93,4.78,4.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,62659012,,Fetal cord puncture prenatal,A,,3.35,0.95,NA,0.95,,1.08,5.38,5.38,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,62759015,,Chorion biopsy,A,,2.15,1.98,,0.69,,0.68,4.81,3.52,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,62859020,,Fetal contract stress test,A,,0.64,1.35,,1.35,NA,0.19,2.18,2.18,1,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002