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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Georgia 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?

$2,323

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,323 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$135$89.13 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$851 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,623Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $68 to $457
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$134.90
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 12th of 50

$2,323

$135 physician + $2,188 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.