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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Illinois 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$537$427 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$794 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,072
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,862professional $537

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
$446.68
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,089.30
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $676 · 20th 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.