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Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Contraceptive System (Mirena)

Alabama rates for HCPCS J7298

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive system (Mirena), 52 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Contraceptive System (Mirena) cost?

$776per 52 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for each 52 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 52 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1,259
At a hospital outpatient department
$776

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 38% less at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,259 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$759 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,259Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,413
$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Minnesota 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$776

MN $2,239AL $776

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.