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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Tennessee 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?

$1,420

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,420 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$132$89.13 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$468 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $166 to $2,818Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $68 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $132

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
$117.49
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 22nd of 50

$1,420

$132 physician + $1,288 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.