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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Contraceptive Implant cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$166 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$219 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,802Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $132 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
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
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 4th of 51

$234

AK $372FL $117

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.