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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Minnesota 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?

$510

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $510 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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$186$126 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$204 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,239Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $95 to $363
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $324professional $186

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
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$977.24
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
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 33rd of 50

$510

$186 physician + $324 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.