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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Georgia 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?

$2,621

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,621 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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$166$107 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$832 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $229 to $5,370Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $79 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $166

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
$162.18
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 11th of 50

$2,621

$166 physician + $2,455 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.