Birth control implant insertion cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 14 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $122.85 to $1,078.15, with a median of $759.20. The lowest listed price is at Fairfield Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $636.35 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $377.25 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $759.20, is 180% above the US median of $271.23.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Columbus, OH ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 11981, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Jul 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical Center lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $122.85 | $273.00 | $115.46–$1,017.00 | 55% |
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $122.85 | $189.00 | $84.86–$3,186.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $122.85 | $189.00 | $84.86–$3,186.00 | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 INSERT, DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT (BIORESORBABLE, NON & BIODEGRADABL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $333.00 | $370.00 | $173.90–$362.60 | 10% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $602.55 | $927.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $988.51 | $988.51 | — | — |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,015.30 | $1,562.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Labor & Delivery Procedure - Contraceptive Insertion - Subdermal File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $1,078.15 | $1,078.15 | $125.72–$1,078.15 | — |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,718.60 | — | $110.73–$2,219.87 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $122.85, median $759.20, highest $1,078.15 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $759.20. 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 4 of 5 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.
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