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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Montana 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?

$318

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $318 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $174 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$145$107 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$174$110 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $107 to $263Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $72 to $407
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $174professional $145

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87

Where Montana 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

Montana· 45th of 50

$318

$145 physician + $174 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.