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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Oregon 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?

$373

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $373 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $195 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$117 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$195$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,266Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $178

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
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 41st of 50

$373

$178 physician + $195 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.