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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Montana 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$692$457 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$708 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $676 to $794Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,239
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $692

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$708

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.