Birth control implant insertion cost without insurance
Across 395 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant from $31.84 to $213,927.00. The median market price is $242.94. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file
Lowest$31.84any market
Median market$242.94middle of market medians
Highest$213,927.00any market
Listings834hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$135.93 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $251.81 across 840 hospitals, is 1.9× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between clinics, doctors' offices and hospital-based clinics, and depend heavily on the device price.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 11981 includes the implant device and the office visit.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$312.01
- Alaska$309.27
- Arizona$163.27
- Arkansas$242.25
- California$300.00
- Colorado$338.41
- Connecticut$360.00
- Delaware$425.29
- Florida$314.60
- Georgia$3,895.32
- Idaho$360.00
- Illinois$134.05
- Indiana$297.68
- Iowa$252.80
- Kansas$153.12
- Kentucky$134.05
- Louisiana$59.40
- Maine$83.40
- Maryland$229.00
- Massachusetts$434.10
- Michigan$148.00
- Minnesota$275.49
- Mississippi$28,857.66
- Missouri$208.50
- Montana$188.84
- Nebraska$178.75
- Nevada$354.00
- New Hampshire$62.73
- New Jersey$146.53
- New York$258.89
- North Carolina$278.15
- North Dakota$769.20
- Ohio$253.20
- Oklahoma$205.50
- Oregon$188.48
- Pennsylvania$218.40
- Rhode Island$291.00
- South Carolina$139.50
- South Dakota$525.80
- Tennessee$120.06
- Texas$239.98
- Utah$139.86
- Vermont$212.45
- Virginia$889.00
- Washington$144.90
- West Virginia$153.00
- Wisconsin$247.95
- Wyoming$276.70
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahoskie, NC single city | 1 | $95.76 | $95.76 | $95.76 | 1.0× |
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $312.30 | $312.30 | $312.30 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 4 | $206.25 | $252.38 | $1,418.25 | 6.9× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $48.00 | $96.00 | $144.00 | 3.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $144.95 | $144.95 | $144.95 | 1.0× |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $298.00 | $298.00 | $298.00 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 | $172.80 | 1.0× |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $306.54 | $309.27 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $249.60 | $249.60 | $249.60 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $140.22 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.5× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 | $205.50 | 1.0× |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $1,565.00 | $1,565.00 | $1,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $377.25 | $377.25 | $377.25 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $181.50 | $181.50 | $181.50 | 1.0× |
| Athens, OH | 1 | $1,162.20 | $1,162.20 | $1,162.20 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 18 | $3,895.32 | $6,278.16 | $213,927.00 | 54.9× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $172.14 | $172.14 | $172.14 | 1.0× |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $1,910.50 | $1,910.50 | $1,910.50 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $279.95 | $279.95 | $279.95 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $3,895.32 | $3,895.32 | $3,895.32 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $142.04 | $826.70 | $826.70 | 5.8× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.0× |
| Bernie, MO single city | 1 | $368.25 | $368.25 | $368.25 | 1.0× |
| Big Stone Gap, VA single city | 1 | $55.35 | $55.35 | $55.35 | 1.0× |
| Blue Hill, ME single city | 1 | $115.07 | $115.07 | $115.07 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $64.50 | $64.50 | $64.50 | 1.0× |
| Baker City, OR | 1 | $193.00 | $193.00 | $193.00 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $162.17 | $162.17 | $162.17 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 | $229.00 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $63.42 | $63.42 | $63.42 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $191.49 | $191.49 | $191.49 | 1.0× |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $264.17 | $264.17 | $264.17 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $100.65 | $100.65 | $100.65 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 | 1.0× |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $283.20 | $283.20 | $283.20 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 4 | $59.50 | $254.01 | $254.01 | 4.3× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $212.45 | $212.45 | $212.45 | 1.0× |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 | $128.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $344.07 | $344.07 | $344.07 | 1.0× |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $295.20 | $295.20 | $295.20 | 1.0× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 | $157.50 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $2,335.67 | $2,335.67 | $2,335.67 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $135.00 | $263.20 | $360.00 | 2.7× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5 | $241.82 | $460.00 | $536.40 | 2.2× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $338.41 | $338.41 | $338.41 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $336.00 | $336.00 | $336.00 | 1.0× |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $206.40 | $206.40 | $206.40 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $231.91 | $231.91 | $231.91 | 1.0× |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $141.25 | $141.25 | $141.25 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $77.00 | $299.03 | $354.00 | 4.6× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $386.00 | $386.00 | $386.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 | $101.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $104.95 | $104.95 | $104.95 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $240.72 | $240.72 | $240.72 | 1.0× |
| Centerville, IA single city | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 | $330.00 | 1.0× |
| Chamberlain, SD single city | 1 | $595.20 | $595.20 | $595.20 | 1.0× |
| Charlevoix, MI single city | 1 | $135.15 | $135.15 | $135.15 | 1.0× |
| Concord, NC single city | 1 | $285.80 | $285.80 | $285.80 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 | $40.80 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 | $142.80 | 1.0× |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $198.90 | $198.90 | $198.90 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, OH | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 | $780.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 2 | $130.50 | $191.03 | $251.55 | 1.9× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $92.60 | $92.60 | $92.60 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $203.25 | $203.25 | $203.25 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 | $192.80 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $287.50 | $287.50 | $287.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 | $139.50 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $285.80 | $285.80 | $285.80 | 1.0× |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $859.00 | $859.00 | $859.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $155.76 | $155.76 | $155.76 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 17 | $37.43 | $128.00 | $2,567.60 | 68.6× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 7 | $108.90 | $149.60 | $1,418.40 | 13.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 | $153.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 18 | $98.45 | $251.55 | $1,418.25 | 14.4× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $201.75 | $201.75 | $201.75 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $159.60 | $172.80 | $186.00 | 1.2× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $118.40 | $118.40 | $118.40 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $72.25 | $72.25 | $72.25 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 11 | $122.85 | $759.20 | $1,015.30 | 8.3× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $172.50 | $172.50 | $172.50 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $52.85 | $163.14 | $273.42 | 5.2× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $273.42 | $273.42 | $273.42 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 | $144.00 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $64.50 | $64.50 | $64.50 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $271.60 | $271.60 | $271.60 | 1.0× |
| Dexter, MO single city | 1 | $368.25 | $368.25 | $368.25 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $178.60 | $178.60 | $178.60 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $74.91 | $74.91 | $74.91 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $71.55 | $71.55 | $71.55 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $173.55 | $844.20 | $2,325.60 | 13.4× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 5 | $129.00 | $149.40 | $252.80 | 2.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 7 | $149.60 | $149.60 | $1,269.77 | 8.5× |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $21,400.96 | $21,400.96 | $21,400.96 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $92.95 | $338.41 | $5,370.30 | 57.8× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 17 | $76.00 | $157.50 | $5,188.50 | 68.3× |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $522.48 | $522.48 | $522.48 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 6 | $108.38 | $466.90 | $478.50 | 4.4× |
| Duluth, MN-WI both sides | 1 | $407.18 | $407.18 | $407.18 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $10,144.88 | $10,144.88 | $10,144.88 | 1.0× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $270.50 | $270.50 | $270.50 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $83.42 | $83.42 | $83.42 | 1.0× |
| Edenton, NC single city | 1 | $263.76 | $263.76 | $263.76 | 1.0× |
| Elizabethtown, NY single city | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 | $378.00 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $247.95 | $286.15 | $324.35 | 1.3× |
| Eau Claire, WI both sides | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $32.82 | $32.82 | $32.82 | 1.0× |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $799.00 | $799.00 | $799.00 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $6,786.56 | $6,786.56 | $6,786.56 | 1.0× |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $52.85 | $52.85 | $52.85 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $31.86 | $31.86 | $31.86 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $354.25 | $354.25 | $354.25 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $109.23 | $109.23 | $109.23 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, CT single city | 1 | $273.00 | $273.00 | $273.00 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, MI single city | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 | $128.00 | 1.0× |
| Friendship, WI single city | 1 | $100.58 | $100.58 | $100.58 | 1.0× |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $637.45 | $637.45 | $637.45 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $1,243.20 | $1,243.20 | $1,243.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $69.20 | $69.20 | $69.20 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $230.00 | $230.00 | $230.00 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $206.58 | $255.79 | $305.00 | 1.5× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $252.06 | $252.06 | $252.06 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7 | $44.64 | $55.80 | $1,975.50 | 44.3× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $7,652.34 | $7,652.34 | $7,652.34 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 3 | $280.00 | $320.00 | $320.00 | 1.1× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $64.50 | $64.50 | $64.50 | 1.0× |
| Gaylord, MI single city | 1 | $198.90 | $198.90 | $198.90 | 1.0× |
| Grayling, MI single city | 1 | $198.90 | $198.90 | $198.90 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, ME single city | 1 | $155.50 | $155.50 | $155.50 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $235.97 | $235.97 | $235.97 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $245.30 | $245.30 | $245.30 | 1.0× |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 | $192.80 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $108.38 | $108.38 | $108.38 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 4 | $115.00 | $121.50 | $128.00 | 1.1× |
| Green Bay, WI | 3 | $146.77 | $184.80 | $305.00 | 2.1× |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $55.35 | $55.35 | $55.35 | 1.0× |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 | $243.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $129.32 | $129.32 | $129.32 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 3 | $135.00 | $323.40 | $360.00 | 2.7× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 | $153.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $986.86 | $986.86 | $986.86 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $200.20 | $254.40 | $277.63 | 1.4× |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $859.00 | $859.00 | $859.00 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $188.84 | $188.84 | $188.84 | 1.0× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $99.30 | $99.30 | $99.30 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $40.71 | $568.46 | $1,096.20 | 26.9× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $181.20 | $181.20 | $181.20 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 | $117.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $291.00 | $291.00 | $291.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI both sides | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 4 | $123.69 | $127.60 | $142.04 | 1.1× |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $1,882.50 | $1,882.50 | $1,882.50 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $124.25 | $124.25 | $124.25 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $51,908.57 | $51,908.57 | $51,908.57 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 5 | $297.68 | $340.80 | $1,490.40 | 5.0× |
| John Day, OR single city | 1 | $152.25 | $152.25 | $152.25 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $75.56 | $75.56 | $75.56 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $20,913.71 | $20,913.71 | $20,913.71 | 1.0× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $176.02 | $176.02 | $176.02 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $38.94 | $610.77 | $1,182.60 | 30.4× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Kenansville, NC single city | 1 | $385.28 | $385.28 | $385.28 | 1.0× |
| Kenton, OH single city | 1 | $804.05 | $804.05 | $804.05 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $153.12 | $153.12 | $153.12 | 1.0× |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 | 1.0× |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $379.68 | $379.68 | $379.68 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $55.35 | $55.35 | $55.35 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| LaGrange, IN single city | 1 | $1,892.50 | $1,892.50 | $1,892.50 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $257.55 | $257.55 | $257.55 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $327.81 | $327.81 | $327.81 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $125.19 | $126.00 | $126.80 | 1.0× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $3,895.32 | $3,895.32 | $3,895.32 | 1.0× |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $735.20 | $735.20 | $735.20 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $192.80 | $242.94 | $254.40 | 1.3× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $66.10 | $66.10 | $66.10 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 | $192.80 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $43.45 | $53.09 | $62.73 | 1.4× |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $102.98 | $102.98 | $102.98 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $225.04 | $225.04 | $225.04 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $436.50 | $436.50 | $436.50 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 2 | $496.20 | $967.63 | $1,439.06 | 2.9× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 15 | $70.08 | $364.00 | $1,550.64 | 22.1× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 | $105.00 | 1.0× |
| Lubbock, TX | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | 1.0× |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 | $128.00 | 1.0× |
| Magazine, AR single city | 1 | $242.25 | $242.25 | $242.25 | 1.0× |
| Malone, NY single city | 1 | $482.00 | $482.00 | $482.00 | 1.0× |
| Manistee, MI single city | 1 | $1,224.85 | $1,224.85 | $1,224.85 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, AR single city | 1 | $242.25 | $242.25 | $242.25 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| Monroeville, AL single city | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | 1.0× |
| Montour Falls, NY single city | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 | $69.30 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $176.80 | $250.58 | $324.35 | 1.8× |
| Madison, WI both sides | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $104.13 | $104.13 | $104.13 | 1.0× |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 2 | $564.20 | $564.20 | $564.20 | 1.0× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $61.82 | $128.43 | $195.04 | 3.2× |
| Marion, OH | 1 | $523.90 | $523.90 | $523.90 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $137.76 | $137.76 | $137.76 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $87.10 | $87.10 | $87.10 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $284.91 | $286.42 | $290.50 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $33.60 | $36,801.61 | $36,886.72 | 1097.8× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 8 | $120.00 | $296.80 | $335.40 | 2.8× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $71.94 | $71.94 | $71.94 | 1.0× |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 13 | $71.23 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 4.3× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 15 | $105.20 | $255.82 | $1,968.72 | 18.7× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $246.00 | $246.00 | $246.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 | $122.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $149.65 | $149.65 | $149.65 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 | $116.00 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| New Britain, CT single city | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| New Hampton, IA single city | 1 | $242.45 | $242.45 | $242.45 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $172.50 | $172.50 | $172.50 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $153.41 | $153.41 | $153.41 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $442.40 | $442.40 | $442.40 | 1.0× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $120.06 | $171.81 | $223.56 | 1.9× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $135.20 | $135.20 | $135.20 | 1.0× |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $312.97 | $312.97 | $312.97 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $31.84 | $50.12 | $366.12 | 11.5× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 47 | $73.33 | $152.54 | $8,205.68 | 111.9× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $48.00 | $48.00 | $48.00 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 | $71.40 | 1.0× |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 | $122.00 | 1.0× |
| Olivia, MN single city | 1 | $241.56 | $241.56 | $241.56 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $499.20 | $499.20 | $499.20 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $364.00 | $364.00 | $364.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $355.00 | $355.00 | $355.00 | 1.0× |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,447.80 | $1,447.80 | $1,447.80 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $78.30 | $141.90 | $205.50 | 2.6× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $41.65 | $178.75 | $2,579.76 | 61.9× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 | $166.40 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 | $139.50 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 7 | $245.30 | $735.20 | $5,685.00 | 23.2× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $305.00 | 1.5× |
| Paris, AR single city | 1 | $242.25 | $242.25 | $242.25 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $213.75 | $213.75 | $213.75 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $103.20 | $103.20 | $103.20 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $85.26 | $85.26 | $85.26 | 1.0× |
| Pittsfield, ME single city | 1 | $105.74 | $105.74 | $105.74 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 | $92.80 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $56.49 | $56.49 | $56.49 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $134.05 | $134.05 | $134.05 | 1.0× |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $735.20 | $735.20 | $735.20 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 | $153.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 | $93.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 13 | $35.30 | $135.00 | $621.00 | 17.6× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 2 | $163.27 | $180.03 | $196.79 | 1.2× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $33.63 | $42.48 | $1,523.40 | 45.3× |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1 | $433.20 | $433.20 | $433.20 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $108.15 | $108.15 | $108.15 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $501.00 | $501.00 | $501.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $314.60 | $314.60 | $314.60 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,760.00 | $3,760.00 | $3,760.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $58.76 | $83.40 | $255.95 | 4.4× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 13 | $104.65 | $275.60 | $534.75 | 5.1× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $291.00 | $291.00 | $291.00 | 1.0× |
| Reed City, MI single city | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 | $128.00 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 | $67.00 | 1.0× |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $305.00 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $71.55 | $71.55 | $71.55 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $525.80 | $525.80 | $525.80 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $217.96 | $217.96 | $217.96 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 | $170.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 | $354.00 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $247.95 | $247.95 | $247.95 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $124.20 | $6,738.74 | $23,930.31 | 192.7× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 6 | $170.00 | $354.76 | $364.00 | 2.1× |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $254.24 | $254.24 | $254.24 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 7 | $143.00 | $258.89 | $360.21 | 2.5× |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $135.52 | $135.52 | $135.52 | 1.0× |
| Rome, GA | 1 | $677.50 | $677.50 | $677.50 | 1.0× |
| Sheldon, IA single city | 1 | $470.40 | $470.40 | $470.40 | 1.0× |
| Sistersville, WV single city | 1 | $165.52 | $165.52 | $165.52 | 1.0× |
| South Boston, VA single city | 1 | $1,151.00 | $1,151.00 | $1,151.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $151.50 | $151.50 | $151.50 | 1.0× |
| St. Paul, MN single city | 1 | $1,968.72 | $1,968.72 | $1,968.72 | 1.0× |
| Suffolk, VA single city | 1 | $919.00 | $919.00 | $919.00 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 | $67.00 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 3 | $183.95 | $270.30 | $270.30 | 1.5× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $234.00 | $234.00 | $234.00 | 1.0× |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $210.64 | $210.64 | $210.64 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $139.86 | $139.86 | $139.86 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $203.50 | $203.50 | $203.50 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $364.00 | $364.00 | $466.95 | 1.3× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $638.00 | 2.3× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $280.00 | $336.00 | $403.60 | 1.4× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $280.00 | $319.52 | $359.04 | 1.3× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $273.42 | $273.42 | $273.42 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 3 | $304.28 | $328.10 | $522.48 | 1.7× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 10 | $92.25 | $109.55 | $571.00 | 6.2× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 2 | $314.60 | $524.90 | $735.20 | 2.3× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.0× |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 1.0× |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $285.80 | $285.80 | $285.80 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $120.06 | $120.06 | $120.06 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $378.40 | $378.40 | $378.40 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $452.80 | $452.80 | $452.80 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $50.12 | $50.12 | $50.12 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $254.40 | $254.40 | $254.40 | 1.0× |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $287.75 | $287.75 | $287.75 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $259.00 | $259.00 | $259.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $135.00 | $152.50 | $170.00 | 1.3× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $1,509.95 | $1,509.95 | $1,509.95 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $183.00 | $183.00 | $386.75 | 2.1× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $247.95 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.3× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI both sides | 2 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 | $204.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $410.68 | $410.68 | $410.68 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN both sides single city | 1 | $616.02 | $616.02 | $616.02 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 4 | $735.20 | $993.62 | $1,363.25 | 1.9× |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $258.75 | $258.75 | $258.75 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $220.80 | $220.80 | $220.80 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $190.20 | $752.70 | $1,315.20 | 6.9× |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $166.60 | $197.20 | $197.20 | 1.2× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2 | $666.00 | $666.00 | $666.00 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 | $354.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $120.06 | $120.06 | $120.06 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $44.80 | $44.80 | $44.80 | 1.0× |
| Valdez, AK single city | 1 | $202.80 | $202.80 | $202.80 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $237.91 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.2× |
| Van Wert, OH | 1 | $572.00 | $572.00 | $572.00 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 6 | $41.36 | $919.00 | $919.00 | 22.2× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.0× |
| Wellsboro, PA single city | 1 | $148.80 | $148.80 | $148.80 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $94.81 | $94.81 | $94.81 | 1.0× |
| West Union, IA single city | 1 | $278.59 | $278.59 | $278.59 | 1.0× |
| Whitehall, WI single city | 1 | $280.23 | $280.23 | $280.23 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $206.58 | $206.58 | $206.58 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 | 1.0× |
| Windsor, NC single city | 1 | $59.92 | $59.92 | $59.92 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 | $324.35 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI both sides single city | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $1,938.00 | $1,938.00 | $1,938.00 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 | $239.98 | 1.0× |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $800.00 | $800.00 | $800.00 | 1.0× |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $129.32 | $129.32 | $129.32 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 7 | $64.50 | $564.50 | $919.00 | 14.2× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $247.00 | $249.90 | $252.80 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $247.95 | $286.15 | $324.35 | 1.3× |
| Wausau, WI both sides | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 | $147.00 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $144.90 | $144.90 | $144.90 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 3 | $67.50 | $153.00 | $174.00 | 2.6× |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 1.0× |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $87.60 | $87.60 | $87.60 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $115.50 | $119.50 | $122.00 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $247.95 | $286.15 | $324.35 | 1.3× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI both sides | 1 | $486.52 | $486.52 | $486.52 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $435.00 | $1,349.50 | $2,264.00 | 5.2× |
| York, NE single city | 1 | $363.75 | $363.75 | $363.75 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $254.40 | $254.40 | $254.40 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $17,134.62 | $17,134.62 | $17,134.62 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 | $116.35 | 1.0× |
Common questions
Is removal a different code?
Yes. Removal is billed as 11982, and removal with a new implant in the same visit as 11983.
How long does it take?
The insertion itself takes only a few minutes under local numbing.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 11981 (Birth control implant insertion)?
$135.93 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $251.81 across 840 hospitals, is 1.9× that.