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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Iowa 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 7 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$631$417 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$912 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,943Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $631

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
$630.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in California 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$813

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.