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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Indiana 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?

$3,743

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,743 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $112 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$112$79.43 to $170
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,148 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $100 to $8,318Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $60 to $224
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $112

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
$69.18
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 3rd of 50

$3,743

$112 physician + $3,631 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.