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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Kansas 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?

$1,729

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,729 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$107$85.11 to $148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$174 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,413Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $65 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$107.15
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 19th of 50

$1,729

$107 physician + $1,622 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.