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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Minnesota 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?

$830

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $830 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $631 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$200$138 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$631$302 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,890Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $105 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $200

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
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 50

$830

$200 physician + $631 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.