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Placement Of A Cervical Dilator

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 59200

A device or medication is placed into the cervix to help it gradually soften and open over several hours, most often done before a labor induction or a procedure that requires access through the cervix. This is typically a quick office or hospital procedure done ahead of the main planned procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Cervical Dilator cost?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,074Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $44 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $98

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
$43.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 16th of 51

$107

MN $219KY $61.66

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.