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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$479$380 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,918Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $603
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $479

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
$512.86
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $490 · 42nd 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.