Birth control implant insertion cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $70.08 to $1,550.64, with a median of $364.00. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Orange — $293.92 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $300.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE | $70.08 | $146.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB INSJ DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $118.80 | $297.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | $128.00–$380.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $431.05 | $431.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $698.29 | $1,074.29 | $160.50–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $698.29 | $1,074.29 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $698.29 | $1,074.29 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $812.50 | $812.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 0 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 79 | $1,807.31 | $2,780.47 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $70.08, median $364.00, highest $1,550.64 — a 22.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $364.00. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.