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Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 58120

A procedure that gently widens the opening of the cervix and then scrapes or suctions tissue from the lining of the uterus, done for reasons other than pregnancy-related care. It's used to diagnose or treat conditions such as abnormal bleeding or to obtain a tissue sample from the uterine lining.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dilation and Curettage (D&C) cost?

$3,593

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,593 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$240 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,738 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,311Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,311professional $282

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
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 9th of 51

$3,593

$282 physician + $3,311 facility

AK $5,029WV $590

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.