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Hormone Pellet Placement Under The Skin

Georgia rates for HCPCS 11980

A small hormone pellet, such as testosterone or estrogen, is inserted just beneath the skin through a tiny incision, where it slowly releases hormone into the body over an extended period. This offers an alternative to daily pills, patches, or regular injections for hormone therapy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hormone Pellet Placement Under The Skin cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 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$97.72$70.79 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,079Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $49 to $209
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $98

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
$91.20
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $112 · 18th of 51
OK $479DE $79.43

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.