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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

West 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?

$330

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $330 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $148 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$182$135 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$148$110 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,259Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $100 to $501
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $148professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$9,332.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
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
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49

Where West 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

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$330

$182 physician + $148 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.