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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Utah 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 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$407 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$603 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,026Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $380 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Utah 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.

Utah $537 · 30th 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.