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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Louisiana 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?

$1,040

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,040 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$81.28 to $126
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$191 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,467Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $68 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $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
$114.82
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 26th of 50

$1,040

$107 physician + $933 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.