Birth control implant insertion cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $206.25 to $1,418.25, with a median of $252.38. The lowest listed price is at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center — $46.13 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $253.20 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 11981, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center lowest Fairlawn, OH Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $206.25 | $275.00 | $53.90–$233.75 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $251.55 | $387.00 | $105.55–$3,004.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $253.20 | $422.00 | $38.53–$324.75 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $326.30 | $502.00 | $127.56–$502.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $1,418.25 | $1,891.00 | $135.93–$2,808.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $206.25, median $252.38, highest $1,418.25 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $834.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is insertion of a small rod-shaped implant under the skin that slowly releases medicine; the most common use is the contraceptive implant placed in the upper arm. It is done in an office with local numbing.
What the price covers
The price covers inserting the implant. The implant itself and the office visit are usually billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11981 ($250.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $0.60 | file |