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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Arizona 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?

$384

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $384 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$120 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$240$115 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $48 to $2,344Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $89 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $145

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
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
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 44th of 51

$384

$145 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.