Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Cordova, AK — inpatient

In Cordova, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: from $259.50 to $259.50, with a median of $259.50. Across Alaska, the median is $312.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11981, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$259.50Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$259.50half pay less
Highest$259.50in 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 Cordova, AK.

median
Lowest $259.50Highest $329.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 INSERTION NON-BIO DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $259.50 $519.00 — 50% —
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Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 INSERT NON-BIO DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT: PF $289.50 $579.00 — 50% —
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Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 INSERT NON-BIO DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $289.50 $579.00 — 50% —
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Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 INSERT NON-BIO DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT: FF $329.00 $658.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $259.50, median $259.50, highest $259.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $259.50 — 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.