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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Kentucky 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?

$1,008

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,008 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$195$155 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$155 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,818Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $117 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $195

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
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 14th of 51

$1,008

$195 physician + $813 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.