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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Ohio 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 8 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$468$389 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$2,042 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $776 to $12,589Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $347 to $977
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,607professional $468

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
$416.87
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $589 · 25th 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.