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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

South Carolina 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?

$479

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$132$102 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$141 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $93 to $7,943Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $81 to $347
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $347professional $132

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
$120.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 45th of 50

$479

$132 physician + $347 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.