Birth control implant insertion cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $183.95 to $270.30, with a median of $270.30. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $86.35 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $188.48 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $183.95 | $283.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $247.65 | $381.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $270.30 | $510.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $270.30 | $510.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $183.95, median $270.30, highest $270.30 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $270.30. 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.