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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

New Mexico 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?

$468

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $339 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$95.50 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$339$158 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,138Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $74 to $407
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $339professional $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
$91.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 50

$468

$129 physician + $339 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.