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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Georgia 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?

$807

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $807 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$204$145 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$174 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $107 to $3,631Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $120 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $204

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
$100.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
6 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
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 51

$807

$204 physician + $603 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.