Birth control implant insertion cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $37.43 to $3,361.40, with a median of $128.00. The lowest listed price is at MacNeal Hospital and 1 other hospital — $90.57 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $232.50 at 37 hospitals.
- The median here, $128.00, is 53% below the US median of $271.23.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- 5 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 11981, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 5, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $37.43 | $197.00 | $37.43–$272.85 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $37.43 | $197.00 | $53.39–$143.81 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $45.31 | $197.00 | $69.94–$207.64 | 77% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $63.28 | $263.00 | $62.00–$270.89 | 76% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Insertion Non-Biodegrad Drug Delivery Impl File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $77.35 | $119.00 | $16.07–$64.97 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Insertion Non-Biodegrad Drug Delivery Impl File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $77.35 | $119.00 | $16.07–$64.97 | 35% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 PF INS IMPL DRUG DELIVERY File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $108.71 | $181.19 | $108.71–$181.19 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-INS IMPL DRUG DELIV NON-BIO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.70 | $161.00 | $60.57–$172.16 | 30% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRAD DRUG DELIVERY IMPL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRAD DRUG DELIVERY IMPL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRAD DRUG DELIVERY IMPL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $134.95 | $481.95 | $159.04–$506.05 | 72% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $136.50 | $210.00 | $28.35–$114.66 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $136.50 | $210.00 | $28.35–$114.66 | 35% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Insertion drug dlvr implant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $4,130.00 | $60.74–$4,130.00 | 97% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 DRUG IMPLANT INSERT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $232.50 | $465.00 | $183.21–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 DRUG IMPLANT INSERT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $232.50 | $465.00 | $183.21–$3,270.00 | 50% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 INS IMPL DRUG DEL NON-BIO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $238.00 | $340.00 | $60.57–$272.00 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Insertion, Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $325.00 | $325.00 | — | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE BIORESORBABLE BIODEGRAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $555.80 | $794.00 | $134.98–$754.30 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Insertion, Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant-Pbb+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,321.00 | $2,321.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Insert Drug Implant Device File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,567.60 | $3,668.00 | $597.88–$3,668.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Insert Drug Implant Device File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,567.60 | $3,668.00 | $524.52–$3,668.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Insert Drug Implant Device File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,361.40 | $4,802.00 | $5.50–$4,802.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $37.43, median $128.00, highest $3,361.40 — a 89.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $128.00. 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 14 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.
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