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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Washington 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?

$656

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $656 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$186 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$263 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $186 to $6,457Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $776
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $427professional $229

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
$186.21
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93

Where Washington 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

Washington· 42nd of 50

$656

$229 physician + $427 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.