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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

New Hampshire 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?

$1,700

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,700 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$151$110 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$562 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $135 to $8,913Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $76 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $151

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
$100.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 21st of 50

$1,700

$151 physician + $1,549 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.