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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Tennessee 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?

$1,389

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,389 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$158$100 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$468 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,388Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $78 to $676
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $158

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
$109.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 23rd of 50

$1,389

$158 physician + $1,230 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.