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Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Contraceptive System (Mirena)

South Carolina 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?

$1,549per 52 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for each 52 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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
$4,169

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 231% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 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 $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,413 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $933 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,698
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,169professional $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
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $1,549 · 14th 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.