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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

South Carolina 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?

$378

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $378 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $263 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$115$91.20 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$263$155 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $93 to $9,772Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $68 to $316
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $263professional $115

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
$109.65
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 40th of 50

$378

$115 physician + $263 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.