Birth control implant insertion cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 9 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $135.00 to $621.00, with a median of $218.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and 1 other hospital — $83.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $218.40 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable | $135.00 | $135.00 | $1.56–$128.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable | $135.00 | $135.00 | $3.22–$128.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $218.40 | $546.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $218.40 | $546.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $218.40 | $546.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $218.40 | $546.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $218.40 | $546.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable | $270.00 | $270.00 | $20.13–$256.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Insertion Non Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $621.00 | $621.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Insertion Non Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $621.00 | $621.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $135.00, median $218.40, highest $621.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $135.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.