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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

West 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?

$1,389

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$126 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$955 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,012Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $83 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $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
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
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
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$831.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17

Where West 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

West Virginia· 24th 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.