Birth control implant insertion cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $33.60 to $36,886.72, with a median of $36,801.61. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $36,768.01 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $120.06 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 11981, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $33.60 | $224.00 | $58.24–$4,722.27 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | $58.24–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | $58.24–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | $58.24–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | $94.64–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | $94.64–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | $94.64–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,886.72 | $167,666.89 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.60, median $36,801.61, highest $36,886.72 — a 1097.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $47.04. 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 4 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.