Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Corning, NY

In Corning, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $52.85 to $273.42, with a median of $163.14. The lowest listed price is at Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital — $110.29 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $258.89 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 2026.

Lowest$52.85Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Median$163.14half pay less
Highest$273.42in this market
Difference5.2×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 Corning, NY.

median
Lowest $52.85Highest $273.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath, NY · (607) 776-8500 HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $52.85 $264.26 $110.65–$264.26 80% Mar 27, 2026
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Insert Drug Implant Device $273.42 $341.78 $98.45–$245.60 20% —
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Insert Drug Implant Device $273.42 $341.78 $98.45–$341.78 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $52.85, median $163.14, highest $273.42 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $273.42. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.

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.