Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $799.00 to $799.00, with a median of $799.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $278.15 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$799.00Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$799.00half pay less
Highest$799.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $799.00Highest $799.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 11981 Insert Drug Implant $799.00 $1,598.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Insert Drug Implant $799.00 $1,598.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $799.00 $1,598.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $799.00, median $799.00, highest $799.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $799.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.