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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic obstetrical procedures including antepartum and postpartum care

Placement of a drainage shunt in a fetus

CPT 59076the billing code this page is about

A small tube is placed in the fetus while still in the womb to drain fluid, using ultrasound to guide the placement. Includes the imaging guidance.

Hospitals typically charge $754 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 367 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $862. Most fall between $360 and $1,624 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
367
States
46
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 367 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$311$418$754$1,492$2,946

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 9.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($311 vs $2,946).

How the prices are spread

$229 – $312: 19 hospitals$229$312 – $426: 60 hospitals$426 – $581: 43 hospitals$426$581 – $793: 51 hospitals$793 – $1,082: 53 hospitals$793$1,082 – $1,476: 31 hospitals$1,476 – $2,013: 48 hospitals$1,476$2,013 – $2,746: 7 hospitals$2,746 – $3,746: 11 hospitals$2,746$3,746 – $5,110: 8 hospitals$3,746median $754price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (331 of 367 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$229$31219
$312$42660
$426$58143
$581$79351
$793$1,08253
$1,082$1,47631
$1,476$2,01348
$2,013$2,7467
$2,746$3,74611
$3,746$5,1108

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$311
Median cash price$754
Cash as a multiple of Medicare2.4×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $754.

Alaska: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $337 across 13 hospitalsWA$337Idaho: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $978 across 15 hospitalsIL$978Wisconsin: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWIMichigan: median $747 across 11 hospitalsMI$747New York: median $362 across 29 hospitalsNY$362Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,262 across 14 hospitalsIA$1,262Indiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,413 across 43 hospitalsOH$1,413Pennsylvania: median $1,034 across 18 hospitalsPA$1,034New Jersey: median $3,786 across 23 hospitalsNJ$3,786Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $1,624 across 41 hospitalsCA$1,624Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $457 across 11 hospitalsMO$457Kentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $1,639 across 15 hospitalsVA$1,639Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: median $475 across 11 hospitalsSC$475Oklahoma: median $855 across 12 hospitalsOK$855Louisiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $626 across 14 hospitalsGA$626Hawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $754. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ23$3,786+402%$337 – $5,419
Virginia VA15$1,639+117%$669 – $1,639
California CA41$1,624+115%$754 – $1,624
Ohio OH43$1,413+87%$356 – $3,411
Iowa IA14$1,262+67%$1,262 – $1,262
Pennsylvania PA18$1,034+37%$351 – $6,867
Illinois IL15$978+30%$418 – $1,262
Oklahoma OK12$855+13%$620 – $879
Michigan MI11$747−1%$419 – $878
Georgia GA14$626−17%$626 – $1,748
South Carolina SC11$475−37%$475 – $573
Missouri MO11$457−39%$452 – $741
New York NY29$362−52%$360 – $848
Washington WA13$337−55%$233 – $1,078
Minnesota MN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $754.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care335$754$360 – $1,624
Children’s12fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access17fewer than 20 hospitals
Ownership
For-profit24$573$369 – $909
Government37$794$360 – $1,221
Non-profit303$765$360 – $1,624
System affiliation
Part of a system326$754$360 – $1,624
Independent41$800$478 – $1,233

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,356
Median cash price$754
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

272 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $794 and the average of the middle 60% is $912; most fall between $418 and $1,624.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 272 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$296$457$794$1,530$1,917

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($296 vs $1,917).

Of the 291 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 272 gave a usable cash price; 14 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 5 a list price only.

How complete is this

367 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 392 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted367
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here19
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded5
Hospitals that filed this code392

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic obstetrical procedures including antepartum and postpartum care family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Fetal Shunt Placement W/Ultrasound Guidance.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Placement of a drainage shunt in a fetus (CPT 59076) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-59076-placement-of-a-drainage-shunt-in-a-fetus