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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11981

Placement of a small rod-like device under the skin, usually in the upper arm, that slowly releases medication over an extended period, such as months or years. It's commonly used for long-acting hormonal contraception.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant cost?

$575

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$148 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$148 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $87 to $5,888Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $100 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $251

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 24.2 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 32nd of 50

$575

$251 physician + $324 facility

NJ $4,792MD $198

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.