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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Maryland 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?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $240.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $36 to $5,012Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $74 to $380
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $112professional $151

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
$36.31
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$148

WI $339AL $112

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.