Birth control implant insertion cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $31.84 to $366.12, with a median of $50.12. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center — $18.28 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $59.40 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $31.84 | $199.00 | $103.16–$78.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $50.12 | $358.00 | $100.24–$96.66 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $50.12 | $358.00 | $100.24–$96.66 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $50.12 | $358.00 | $100.24–$96.66 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $59.40 | $270.00 | $10,000.00–$98.12 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $179.20 | $1,280.00 | $103.16–$960.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Insertion of Drug Delivery Implant Into Tissue | $366.12 | $1,356.00 | $103.16–$949.20 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.84, median $50.12, highest $366.12 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 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 5 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.