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Surgical Termination of Pregnancy, Dilation and Evacuation

Iowa rates for HCPCS 59841

This procedure surgically ends a pregnancy using dilation of the cervix followed by evacuation of the uterus. It is typically performed later in pregnancy than simpler suction-based methods, using instruments to complete the procedure safely.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Termination of Pregnancy, Dilation and Evacuation cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$631 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,047 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,586Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $851

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
$549.54
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$871

AK $1,349UT $355

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.