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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Iowa 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?

$2,637

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,637 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$398$214 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$407 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $214 to $6,761Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $151 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $398

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
$213.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 50

$2,637

$398 physician + $2,239 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.