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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Oklahoma 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?

$1,510

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,510 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $97.72 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$97.72$77.62 to $123
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$759 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $107 to $3,890Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $141
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $98

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
$102.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 21st of 50

$1,510

$97.72 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.