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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Indiana 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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$447$372 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$5,012 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $12,023Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $8,318professional $447

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
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 21st of 51

$661

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.