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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 October 2026.

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

$892

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $892 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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$275$186 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$324 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,455Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $275

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
$154.88
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
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
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 16th of 51

$892

$275 physician + $617 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.