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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Utah 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?

$2,613

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,613 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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$158$112 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$851 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,677Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $87 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$104.71
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$371.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78

Where Utah 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

Utah· 12th of 50

$2,613

$158 physician + $2,455 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.