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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Idaho 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?

$297

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $297 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $182 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$115$87.10 to $155
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$182$112 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $89 to $4,467Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $63 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $115

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
$97.72
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 46th of 50

$297

$115 physician + $182 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.