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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Mississippi 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?

$755

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $755 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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$138$95.50 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$363 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,820Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $66 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $138

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
$63.10
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 37th of 50

$755

$138 physician + $617 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.