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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Alabama rates for HCPCS 11982

This procedure removes a small drug-delivery device that was previously implanted under the skin, usually in the upper arm, to release medication gradually over an extended period. It does not include placing a new one. It's a minor outpatient procedure done once the device has reached the end of its use or is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device cost?

$627

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $627 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $102 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$102$81.28 to $129
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$263 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,738Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $69 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $525professional $102

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
$69.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 19.4 times more in Delaware than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 41st of 50

$627

$102 physician + $525 facility

DE $5,124MD $264

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.