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Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Contraceptive System (Mirena)

California rates for HCPCS J7298

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$1,698per 52 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for each 52 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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
$1,778
At a hospital outpatient department
$1,479

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,259 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,318 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,074
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,479professional $1,778

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
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in West Virginia than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,698 · 5th of 51
WV $3,020OK $891

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.