Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $919.00 to $919.00, with a median of $919.00. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Leigh Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $889.00 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$919.00Sentara Leigh Hospital + 4 more
Median$919.00half pay less
Highest$919.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

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Lowest $919.00Highest $1,057.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Careplex Hospital lowest Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 11981 Insert Drug Implant $1,057.00 $2,114.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $919.00, median $919.00, highest $919.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $919.00 — 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.