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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Delaware 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?

$1,270

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,270 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$123 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$1,000 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,236Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $91 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $148

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 23rd of 50

$1,270

$148 physician + $1,122 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.