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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Arizona 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 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$437$372 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,042 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,318Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,047
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $437

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $490 · 39th 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.