Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Birth control implant insertion cost in Olla, LA — inpatient

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$499.20Hardtner Medical Center
Median$499.20half pay less
Highest$499.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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Inpatient: lowest $499.20, median $499.20, highest $499.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $499.20 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11981 ($249.80). 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