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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

North Dakota 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?

$326

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $326 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $117 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$126 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$117$74.13 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,995Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $87 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $117professional $209

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
$117.49
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 48th of 50

$326

$209 physician + $117 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.