Birth control implant insertion cost in Olla, LA
In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $499.20 to $499.20, with a median of $499.20. Across Louisiana, the median is $59.40 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11981, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 11981 INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT ProFee | $499.20 | $624.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $499.20, median $499.20, highest $499.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $499.20. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11981 ($250.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant | $0.01 | file |