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Removal Of A Contraceptive Implant

Iowa rates for HCPCS 11976

This procedure removes a small contraceptive device that was previously placed just under the skin, usually in the upper arm. It is performed through a small incision to take the device out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Contraceptive Implant cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$186$123 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$417 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,761Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $98 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $186

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
$218.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$219

OK $912DE $120

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.