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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Nebraska 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?

$3,575

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,575 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$186$138 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,096 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $170 to $13,490Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $93 to $355
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$1,071.52
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,778.28
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
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 4th of 50

$3,575

$186 physician + $3,388 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.