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Removal Of A Cervical Cerclage Stitch Under Anesthesia

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$170 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,259 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $832 to $6,310Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $209

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
$128.82
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
11 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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$224

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.