Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $735.20 to $5,685.00, with a median of $735.20. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $314.60 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$735.20Orlando Health Central + 3 more
Median$735.20half pay less
Highest$5,685.00in this market
Difference7.7×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

median
Lowest $735.20Highest $5,685.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Insert Drug Implant Device $735.20 $1,838.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Insert Drug Implant Device $735.20 $1,838.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Insert Drug Implant Device $735.20 $1,838.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Insert Drug Implant Device $735.20 $1,838.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $5,685.00 $5,685.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $735.20, median $735.20, highest $5,685.00 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $735.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.