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Scraping of the Womb After Childbirth

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 59160

Clears placental tissue or blood clot left inside the womb after a delivery, using a curved instrument or suction passed through the cervix. It is done for heavy bleeding, ongoing cramping or infection caused by retained tissue. No incision is made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scraping of the Womb After Childbirth cost?

$520

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $520 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $263 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$257$191 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$263$186 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,169Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $158 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
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
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Oklahoma 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

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$520

$257 physician + $263 facility

OK $4,940WV $520

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.