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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Minnesota 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$977$724 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$891 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,236Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $977

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$1,023

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.