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Insertion of Long-Acting Drug Implant

Vermont 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?

$105

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $138.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $65 to $240
$50$100$200professional $105

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Vermont· 49th of 51

$105

WI $282AL $93.33

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.