Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $139.86 to $139.86, with a median of $139.86.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$139.86University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$139.86half pay less
Highest$139.86in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Insert Non-Bio Drug Deliv $139.86 $199.80 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $139.86, median $139.86, highest $139.86.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $139.86 — 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.