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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

North Dakota 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?

$293

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $293 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $97.72 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$120 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$97.72$63.10 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $58 to $1,995Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $74 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $98professional $195

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
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 47th of 50

$293

$195 physician + $97.72 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.