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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Mississippi 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?

$575

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $468 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 $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$468$195 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,820Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $54 to $275
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $468professional $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
$53.70
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 31st of 50

$575

$107 physician + $468 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.