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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Maryland 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $182.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $50 to $617Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $257
$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
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
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$138

AK $417FL $135

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.