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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Delaware 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?

$212

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $212 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $102 to the doctor who performs it, and $110 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$102$72.44 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$110$56.23 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $55 to $5,248Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $55 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $110professional $102

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
$54.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 49th of 50

$212

$102 physician + $110 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.