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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

North Carolina 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?

$987

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $987 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$174$110 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$112 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $78 to $6,457Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $74 to $380
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $813professional $174

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
$95.50
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 32nd of 50

$987

$174 physician + $813 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.