Birth control implant insertion cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $291.00 to $291.00, with a median of $291.00. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Rhode Island, the median is $291.00 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR INSERT NONBIO DRUG DELV IMPLNT | $291.00 | $291.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR INSERT NONBIO DRUG DELV IMPLNT | $291.00 | $291.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INSERT NONBIO DRUG DELV IMPLNT | $425.00 | $425.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INSERT NONBIO DRUG DELV IMPLNT | $425.00 | $425.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $291.00, median $291.00, highest $291.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $291.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.