Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Appleton, WI

In Appleton, WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $140.22 to $206.58, with a median of $206.58. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital — $66.36 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $247.95 at 65 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$140.22Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$206.58half pay less
Highest$206.58in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.

median
Lowest $140.22Highest $352.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-S INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $140.22 $246.00 $63.65–$136.95 43% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Insert Drug Implant Device $206.58 $368.90 $110.67–$279.68 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Insert Drug Implant Device $206.58 $368.90 $110.67–$279.68 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $212.80 $380.00 $110.67–$279.68 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $212.80 $380.00 $110.67–$279.68 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $352.30 $629.10 $114.84–$463.02 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $352.30 $629.10 $114.84–$463.02 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $140.22, median $206.58, highest $206.58 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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.