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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Ohio 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?

$586

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $586 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $457 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$93.33 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$457$174 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $93 to $4,786Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $69 to $234
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $457professional $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
$87.10
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 29th of 50

$586

$129 physician + $457 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.