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Uterine Evacuation for Molar Pregnancy

Iowa rates for HCPCS 59870

This procedure empties and cleans out the uterus using gentle suction and a scraping instrument, performed to remove an abnormal mass of pregnancy-related tissue known as a molar pregnancy. A molar pregnancy grows in place of a normal pregnancy and needs to be completely removed to prevent complications. The tissue removed is sent to a laboratory for examination to confirm the diagnosis and guide any follow-up care.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Uterine Evacuation for Molar Pregnancy cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$832$589 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,365 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,710Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $832

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
$794.33
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$1,122

CA $5,012DE $501

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.