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Removal Of A Cervical Cerclage Stitch Under Anesthesia

Florida rates for HCPCS 59871

Removal, while the patient is under sedation or anesthesia, of a stitch that had been placed around the cervix earlier in pregnancy to help prevent early labor or pregnancy loss. Anesthesia is used when the stitch cannot be safely or comfortably removed without it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Cervical Cerclage Stitch Under Anesthesia cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$117 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,175 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $794 to $12,303Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $100 to $269
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Florida· 6th of 51

$617

OK $1,413NY $132

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.