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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Louisiana 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?

$1,035

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,035 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$123$95.50 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$251 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,467Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $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
$123.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 31st of 50

$1,035

$123 physician + $912 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.