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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

New Hampshire 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?

$1,541

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,541 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$129$97.72 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$490 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $309 to $8,913Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $129

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
$194.98
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 20th of 50

$1,541

$129 physician + $1,413 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.