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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11983

This procedure removes an existing medication implant from just beneath the skin and replaces it with a new one during the same visit. These small rod-like implants release medication steadily over time, and a common example is a hormonal birth control implant placed in the upper arm. The old device is taken out through a small incision and a fresh one is inserted in its place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant cost?

$1,193

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,193 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $776 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$417$288 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$776$513 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $155 to $9,772Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $186 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Connecticut 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

Alaska· 10th of 51

$1,193

$417 physician + $776 facility

CT $2,992MD $261

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.