go back

Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Kentucky 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?

$1,904

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,904 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$126$93.33 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$437 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,020Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $69 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$87.10
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
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
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 16th of 50

$1,904

$126 physician + $1,778 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.