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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Delaware 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?

$5,124

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,124 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $112 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$112$87.10 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$3,388 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $22,909Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $65 to $339
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $112

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
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 1st of 50

$5,124

$112 physician + $5,012 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.