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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Nebraska 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?

$2,110

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,110 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$204$145 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$759 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $148 to $8,511Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $204

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
$218.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 14th of 50

$2,110

$204 physician + $1,905 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.