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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Missouri 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?

$1,326

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,326 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$151$100 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$355 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,012Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $74 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $151

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
$74.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 23rd of 50

$1,326

$151 physician + $1,175 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.