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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 October 2026.

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

$620

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $479 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$141$112 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$479$200 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,981Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $100 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $141

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
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
5 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
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$620

$141 physician + $479 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.