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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Montana 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?

$338

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $338 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $191 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$148$117 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$191$129 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,677Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $87 to $525
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $191professional $148

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
$4,677.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where Montana 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

Montana· 47th of 50

$338

$148 physician + $191 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.