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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Arizona 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?

$2,387

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,387 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$148$102 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$661 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,623Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $81 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $148

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
$537.03
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 13th of 50

$2,387

$148 physician + $2,239 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.