Birth control implant insertion cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $104.65 to $534.75, with a median of $482.30. The lowest listed price is at Hillsboro Medical Center — $377.65 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $255.78 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $482.30, is 78% above the US median of $271.23.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 23, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Medical Center lowest Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Insert Non Biodegradable Drug Implant File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $104.65 | $161.00 | $103.04–$174.51 | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Insert Non Biodegradable Drug Implant File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $275.60 | $424.00 | $81.41–$424.00 | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.65 | $369.00 | $102.00–$330.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.65 | $369.00 | $102.00–$330.00 | 15% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $482.30 | $742.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $482.30 | $742.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $482.30 | $742.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $482.30 | $742.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $529.10 | $814.00 | — | 35% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.75 | $713.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.75 | $713.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.75 | $713.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.75 | $713.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.75 | $713.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $104.65, median $482.30, highest $534.75 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $505.70. 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 4 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.
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