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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Connecticut 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?

$4,600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$234$120 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,754 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $380 to $10,471Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $81 to $575
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $234

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
$331.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 50

$4,600

$234 physician + $4,365 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.