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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Ohio 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?

$1,103

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,103 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$107 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$501 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,607Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $83 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $955professional $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
$95.50
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 28th of 50

$1,103

$148 physician + $955 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.