Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Lafayette, LA

In Lafayette, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $52.00 to $52.00, with a median of $52.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $92.65 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 —.

Lowest$52.00Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$52.00half pay less
Highest$52.00in 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 Lafayette, LA.

median
Lowest $52.00Highest $100.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC INSERT, DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT, BIORESORB/BIODEGR/NON-BIODEGR $52.00 $200.00 $39.92–$1,004.00 74% —
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Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 PR INSERT, DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT, BIORESORB/BIODEGR/NON-BIODEGR $100.00 $200.00 $58.93–$146.30 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $52.00, highest $52.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.