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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Colorado 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?

$3,125

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,125 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $105 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$105$79.43 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,000 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $102 to $6,457Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $62 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $105

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
$102.33
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 6th of 50

$3,125

$105 physician + $3,020 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.