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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

North Carolina 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?

$912

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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$251$148 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$251 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,495Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $105 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $251

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
$147.91
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 31st of 50

$912

$251 physician + $661 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.