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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Iowa 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?

$2,448

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,448 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$209$126 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$234 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $145 to $6,761Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $93 to $589
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $209

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
$151.36
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 11th of 50

$2,448

$209 physician + $2,239 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.