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Induced Abortion Using Vaginal Medication

Vermont 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?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $513.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $457 to $603
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $513

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
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $513 · 35th 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.