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Surgical Termination of Pregnancy, Dilation and Evacuation

Louisiana 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$380 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,445 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,754Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $324 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $437

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
$524.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
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
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$525

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.