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Removal Of A Cervical Cerclage Stitch Under Anesthesia

North Dakota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 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$245$214 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$129 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,236Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $324
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 17th of 51

$251

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.