CPT code 11982: Implant removal, removal only2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Austin, TX

In Austin, TX, Medicare pays $117.44 for 11982 in the office and $63.02 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 11982 covers

CPT 11982 covers removal of a non-biodegradable implant that releases medication over time. A common example is removal of an etonogestrel contraceptive rod from the upper arm when its use ends, the patient requests removal, or treatment changes. The procedure is commonly performed in an office by a gynecologist, family-planning clinician, or other clinician trained in implant removal. The service may also occur in a facility when the clinical circumstances require it.

Report this code for removal alone; use the code for removal with reinsertion when a new drug-delivery implant is placed during the same service. Document the implant and removal site, the reason for removal, the steps taken, and whether the implant was removed completely. The service has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery is paid only when medical necessity is documented; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Austin, TX compares for 11982

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11982 runs from $101.94 in Arkansas to $143.72 in San Benito County, CA. Austin, TX pays $117.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 11982 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 11982

The CMS indicators that decide how 11982 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11982

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 11982 has changed in Austin, TX

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Where the Austin, TX rate applies

Austin, TX is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 11982 in Austin · multiple payment areas
• Barton Creek
• Bee Cave
• Briarcliff
• 11982 in Cedar Park · multiple payment areas
• 11982 in Creedmoor · multiple payment areas
• 11982 in Elgin · multiple payment areas
• Garfield

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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