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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Alabama 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?

$581

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $581 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $91.20 to the doctor who performs it, and $490 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$91.20$60.26 to $115
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$490$263 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,622Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $55 to $162
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $91

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
$93.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 30th of 50

$581

$91.20 physician + $490 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.