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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Virginia 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?

$600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $468 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$132$102 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$468$174 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $112 to $5,248Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $74 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $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
$125.89
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
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
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 42nd of 50

$600

$132 physician + $468 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.