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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Arkansas 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?

$727

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$93.33 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$263 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,820Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $79 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $138

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
$123.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 38th of 50

$727

$138 physician + $589 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.