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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

South 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?

$373

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $373 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $178 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$195$138 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$178$123 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,738Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $102 to $269
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $178professional $195

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
$112.20
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
10 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
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81

Where South 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

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$373

$195 physician + $178 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.