Birth control implant insertion cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $3,895.32 to $213,927.00, with a median of $6,278.16. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $2,382.84 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $3,895.32 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $3,895.32 | $9,988.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant | $8,661.00 | $8,661.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $213,927.00 | $213,927.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,895.32, median $6,278.16, highest $213,927.00 — a 54.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $3,895.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.