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Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Contraceptive System (Mirena)

Louisiana 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?

$1,259per 52 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for each 52 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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
$1,259
At a hospital outpatient department
$1,318

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% more 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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$1,259$1,259 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,318 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,548Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $1,259

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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in West Virginia than in Oklahoma. 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$1,259

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.