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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Kansas 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?

$1,785

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,785 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$126$100 to $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$479 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $115 to $6,457Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $126

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
$120.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 18th of 50

$1,785

$126 physician + $1,660 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.