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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Missouri 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?

$1,345

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,345 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$170$120 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$468 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,786Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $87 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $170

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
$83.18
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 25th of 50

$1,345

$170 physician + $1,175 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.