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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Nevada 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?

$1,733

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,733 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$148$102 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$372 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,365Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $81 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $148

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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 20th of 50

$1,733

$148 physician + $1,585 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.