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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Florida 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?

$3,359

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,359 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$123$91.20 to $170
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,202 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $309 to $9,333Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $74 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$223.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23

Where Florida 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

Florida· 6th of 50

$3,359

$123 physician + $3,236 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.