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Ending A Pregnancy By Dilation And Curettage

Alabama rates for HCPCS 59840

Ends a pregnancy by gradually opening the cervix and then emptying the uterus using a curette, a spoon-shaped instrument that clears the lining, together with suction. Numbing medicine, sedation or anesthesia is given for comfort. The tissue removed is examined afterward to confirm the uterus is empty.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ending A Pregnancy By Dilation And Curettage cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$214 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,349 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,890Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $191 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$309

HI $3,311DE $214

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.