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Uterine Evacuation for Molar Pregnancy

Louisiana 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 5 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$589$501 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,288 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,607Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $589

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
$851.14
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$1,072

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.