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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

South Dakota 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?

$1,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$182$107 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$186 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,291Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $182

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
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 26th of 50

$1,159

$182 physician + $977 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.