Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Canton, OH

In Canton-Massillon, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $130.50 to $251.55, with a median of $191.03. The lowest listed price is at Aultman Hospital — $60.53 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $253.20 at 67 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 15, 2026.

Lowest$130.50Aultman Hospital
Median$191.03half pay less
Highest$251.55in this market
Difference1.9×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 Canton-Massillon, OH.

median
Lowest $130.50Highest $326.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aultman Hospital lowest Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Insert Drug Implant Device $130.50 $290.00 — 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $251.55 $387.00 $109.44–$387.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $326.30 $502.00 $1.10–$290.25 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $130.50, median $191.03, highest $251.55 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $191.03. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.