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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Arkansas 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?

$580

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $580 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $380 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$200$145 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$380$174 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $89 to $776Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $105 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
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
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 34th of 51

$580

$200 physician + $380 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.