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Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

Louisiana 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?

$2,902

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,902 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$269 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,585 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,129Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $331

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
$354.81
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
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
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$2,902

$331 physician + $2,570 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.