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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Maryland 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?

$135

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $32 to $513Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $63professional $135

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
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Maryland· 34th of 51

$135

WI $282AL $93.33

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.