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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Colorado 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?

$2,815

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,815 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$123$93.33 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$603 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $117 to $7,244Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $72 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $123

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
$112.20
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 9th of 50

$2,815

$123 physician + $2,692 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.