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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

New Jersey 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?

$4,706

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,706 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$135$87.10 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,570 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $631 to $10,233Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $68 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $135

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
$630.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 3rd of 50

$4,706

$135 physician + $4,571 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.