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Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

North Carolina 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?

$2,023

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,023 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$363$295 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$589 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,248Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $363

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
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
8 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
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,023

$363 physician + $1,660 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.