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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Michigan 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?

$413

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $413 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $295 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$117$83.18 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$295$123 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $78 to $4,898Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $71 to $229
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $295professional $117

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
$77.62
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 38th of 50

$413

$117 physician + $295 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.