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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Virginia 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$427 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$741 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,303Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $955
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$467.74
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,623.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $562 · 29th 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.