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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

North Dakota 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?

$384

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $384 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $145 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$182 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$145$126 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $309Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $145professional $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
$144.54
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
4 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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 43rd of 51

$384

$240 physician + $145 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.