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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Kansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $912 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$437 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,623Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,660
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Kansas· 23rd of 51

$603

AK $1,349UT $269

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.