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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Alabama 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?

$422

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $422 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $240 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$182$132 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$240$240 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,096Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $98 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $240professional $182

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 41st of 51

$422

$182 physician + $240 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.