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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Massachusetts 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?

$1,229

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,229 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$166 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$162 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,715Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $631
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $229

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
$165.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,235.94
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 14.2 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMassachusetts $1,229 · 25th of 50
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.