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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

South Dakota 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?

$321

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $321 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $151 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$170$97.72 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$151$93.33 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $72 to $2,291Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $85 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $151professional $170

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
$63.10
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 43rd of 50

$321

$170 physician + $151 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.