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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

New Mexico 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?

$805

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $805 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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$145$110 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$174 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,344Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $407
$100$1K$10Kfacility $661professional $145

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
$104.71
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 50

$805

$145 physician + $661 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.