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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Maine 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?

$120

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $166.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1 to $12,882Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $66 to $219
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $120

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
$0.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$12,882.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 47th of 51

$120

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.