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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 July 2026.

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

$3,256

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$166$129 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$851 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $229 to $8,710Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $102 to $631
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,090professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 14.2 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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· 7th of 50

$3,256

$166 physician + $3,090 facility

NJ $5,682ND $401

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.