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Removal Of A Cervical Cerclage Stitch Under Anesthesia

Vermont 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?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $195.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,890Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $166

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 43rd of 51

$170

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.