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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Kentucky 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?

$1,927

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,927 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$107$83.18 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$851 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $93 to $3,020Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $59 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $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
$60.26
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 16th of 50

$1,927

$107 physician + $1,820 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.