Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Arizona Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Arizona

In Arizona, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $116.35 to $196.79, with a median of $163.27. The lowest price is at Yuma Regional Medical Center (Yuma). The highest price is 1.7× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11981. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$116.35Yuma Regional Medical Center
Median$163.27half pay less
Highest$196.79in Arizona
Lowest saves$46.92vs the median

Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Yuma Regional Medical Center lowest Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC INSERT, DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $116.35 $179.00 —
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Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DLVR IMPLT $163.27 $280.00 Jun 28, 2026
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Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ INS IMP DRUG DELIVERY $196.79 $641.00 May 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 2 $163.27 $180.03
Yuma, AZ 1 $116.35 $116.35

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.

Insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.