Birth control implant insertion cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $115.00 to $128.00, with a median of $121.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $6.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $148.00 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Insert Drug Implant Device | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Insert Drug Implant Device | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Insert Drug Implant Device | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Insert Drug Implant Device | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Insert Drug Implant Device | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $115.00, median $121.50, highest $128.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $121.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.