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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Tennessee 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?

$1,488

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,488 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$200$132 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$575 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,818Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $200

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
$251.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 22nd of 50

$1,488

$200 physician + $1,288 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.