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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 October 2026.

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

$366

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $366 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $126 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$158 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$126$70.79 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $48 to $1,096Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $105 to $468
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $126professional $240

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
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
11 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
$67.61
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$366

$240 physician + $126 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.