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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Arizona 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?

$2,085

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,085 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$135$85.11 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$617 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $110 to $5,623Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $135

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
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 13th of 50

$2,085

$135 physician + $1,950 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.