Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $3,895.32 to $8,661.00, with a median of $3,895.32. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $3,895.32 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,895.32Wellstar Kennestone Hospital + 8 more
Median$3,895.32half pay less
Highest$8,661.00in this market
Difference2.2×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median
Lowest $3,895.32Highest $8,661.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $3,895.32 $9,988.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $3,895.32 $9,988.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $3,895.32 $9,988.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $3,895.32 $9,988.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $3,895.32 $9,988.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Insertion, Drug-Delivery Implant $8,661.00 $8,661.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,895.32, median $3,895.32, highest $8,661.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $6,278.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.