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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Florida 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?

$2,737

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,737 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$107$75.86 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,122 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,471Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $107

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
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82

Where Florida 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

Florida· 10th of 50

$2,737

$107 physician + $2,630 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.