Birth control implant insertion cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $32.82 to $32.82, with a median of $32.82. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $239.98 at 30 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX WST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $32.82 | $164.12 | $86.82–$91.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $32.82 | $164.12 | $86.82–$91.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $33.12 | $165.60 | $31.46–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $33.12 | $165.60 | $31.46–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB INSERT IMPLANT DVC | $33.23 | $166.16 | $31.57–$126.74 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB INSERT IMPLANT DVC | $33.23 | $166.16 | $31.57–$126.74 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT RT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $37.24 | $186.20 | $91.25–$98.50 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $37.24 | $186.20 | $35.38–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT RT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $37.24 | $186.20 | $91.25–$98.50 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $37.24 | $186.20 | $35.38–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAR INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $52.49–$59.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WSP INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $52.49–$59.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $52.49–$59.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAR INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $52.49–$59.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $59.01–$266.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP INSERT IMPLANT DVC #PF# | $74.00 | $370.00 | $59.01–$266.40 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.82, median $32.82, highest $32.82.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $32.82. 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 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 2 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.