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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$490$427 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$617 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,762Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,239
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,000professional $490

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $490 · 43rd 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.