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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Vermont 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?

$117

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $166.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $76 to $209
$100$200professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Vermont· 49th of 51

$117

WI $339AL $112

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.