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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Alaska rates for HCPCS 59855

A medically induced pregnancy termination performed using vaginal suppository medication, such as a prostaglandin, sometimes combined with a cervical-softening device to help the cervix open. The service covers the full course of care including hospital admission, monitoring visits, and delivery of the fetus and placental tissue. It is a medication-based method rather than a surgical procedure such as dilation and curettage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication cost?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 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$1,230$457 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$562 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $447 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,570
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $676professional $1,230

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,818.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,230 · 5th of 51
CA $3,981DE $398

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.