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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Utah 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?

$3,168

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,168 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$148$95.50 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$468 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $89 to $6,026Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $63 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $148

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
$89.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36

Where Utah 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

Utah· 5th of 50

$3,168

$148 physician + $3,020 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.