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Removal Of A Contraceptive Implant

Louisiana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$105 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$112 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,862Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $123

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
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
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 31st of 51

$145

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.