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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Colorado 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?

$2,573

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,573 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$174$141 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$741 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,370Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $112 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $174

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
$144.54
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
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
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 4th of 51

$2,573

$174 physician + $2,399 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.