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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Connecticut 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?

$4,622

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,622 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$257$148 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$3,388 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,128Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $100 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $257

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
$3,311.31
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 4th of 50

$4,622

$257 physician + $4,365 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.