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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Arkansas 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?

$470

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$123$83.18 to $174
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$117 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,820Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $62 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $123

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
$109.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 35th of 50

$470

$123 physician + $347 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.