Birth control implant insertion cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $122.85 to $1,015.30, with a median of $759.20. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel Grove City and 1 other hospital — $636.35 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $253.20 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 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 Mar 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $122.85 | $189.00 | $84.86–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $122.85 | $189.00 | $84.86–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable | $178.00 | $178.00 | $17.47–$178.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $285.30 | $317.00 | $79.16–$237.75 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 INSERT, DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT (BIORESORBABLE, NON & BIODEGRADABL | $333.00 | $370.00 | $173.90–$362.60 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $602.55 | $927.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $759.20 | $1,168.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Insertion Contraceptive Capsule | $1,015.30 | $1,562.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $1,718.60 | — | $110.73–$2,219.87 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $122.85, median $759.20, highest $1,015.30 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 2 of 3 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.
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.