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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Iowa 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?

$1,851

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,851 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$229$158 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$229 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $129 to $6,026Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $107 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $229

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
$141.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 17th of 50

$1,851

$229 physician + $1,622 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.