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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Virginia 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?

$598

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $598 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $398 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 8 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 $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$398$229 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,888Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $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
$177.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 43rd of 50

$598

$200 physician + $398 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.