Birth control implant insertion cost in California
In California, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $52.25 to $8,657.00, with a median of $284.26. The lowest price is at Pioneers Memorial Hospital (Brawley). The highest price is 165.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $284.26, is 5% above the US median of $271.23.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- California ranks 28th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$52.25Pioneers Memorial Hospital
Median$284.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,657.00in California
Lowest saves$232.01vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley · El Centro, CA 11981 Insert Drug Implant Device | $52.25 | $174.17 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA IMPLANT INSERTION | $60.00 | $150.00 | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE | $70.08 | $146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INS NONBIO DRUG DELIV IMP | $88.73 | $282.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB INSJ DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $118.80 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA 11981 Insert Drug Implant Device | $121.00 | $121.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA RHC INS NONBI DRG DEL IMP | $150.32 | $290.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $152.75 | $235.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $157.50 | $210.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Insert drug implant device | $162.17 | $305.98 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Weaverville · Weaverville, CA INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $165.00 | $330.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Insertion drug dlvr implant | $170.00 | $2,274.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Insertion drug dlvr implant | $170.00 | $8,962.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC IMPLANT INSERTION NON-BIODEG | $173.25 | $385.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA RHC INS NONBI DRG DEL IMP | $213.61 | $316.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INS NONBIO DRUG DELIV IMP | $234.80 | $491.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $280.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Imp | $284.26 | $1,137.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Imp | $284.26 | $1,137.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Imp | $284.26 | $1,137.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Imp | $284.26 | $1,137.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Imp | $284.26 | $1,137.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $317.60 | $397.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis · Fresno, CA FAM PLAN INSERT IMPL CONTR CAPSULE | $320.00 | $400.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA FAM PLAN INSERT IMPL CONTR CAPSULE | $320.00 | $400.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno · Fresno, CA FAM PLAN INSERT IMPL CONTR CAPSULE | $320.00 | $400.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Implant Insertion Non-Biodeg | $345.52 | $345.52 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop · Bishop, CA 11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant | $355.00 | $355.00 | Oct 1, 2024 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT DEVICE | $359.04 | $704.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $364.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $372.00 | $372.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Insert Drug Delivery Implant Tissue | $392.00 | $784.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $403.60 | $1,009.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $431.05 | $431.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Insertion of drug delivery implants into tissue for treatment of opioid addiction | $466.95 | $849.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $638.00 | $638.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $686.00 | $686.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $698.29 | $1,074.29 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| San Bernardino County Colton · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC INSERTION, DRUG IMPLANT | $775.00 | $775.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $812.50 | $812.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra View Medical Center Porterville · Visalia, CA NEXPLANON INSERT | $958.30 | $1,369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $8,657.00 | $8,657.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 16 | $70.08 | $364.00 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 9 | $60.00 | $364.00 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $284.26 | $284.26 |
| Fresno, CA | 5 | $152.75 | $320.00 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $280.00 | $336.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $280.00 | $319.52 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Visalia, CA | 2 | $121.00 | $539.65 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $162.17 | $162.17 |
| Bishop, CA | 1 | $355.00 | $355.00 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $52.25 | $52.25 |
| Merced, CA | 1 | $150.32 | $150.32 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $317.60 | $317.60 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $213.61 | $213.61 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $372.00 | $372.00 |
| Weaverville, CA | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $686.00 | $686.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What birth control implant insertion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Birth control implant insertion explained.
Insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant in other states
- Alabama$312.01
- Alaska$306.54
- Arizona$163.27
- Arkansas$319.25
- Colorado$338.41
- Connecticut$407.76
- Delaware$522.48
- District of Columbia$170.85, 2 hospitals
- Florida$314.60
- Georgia$545.00
- Hawaii$238.70
- Idaho$188.30
- Illinois$232.50
- Indiana$1,880.50
- Iowa$297.00
- Kansas$178.50
- Kentucky$136.50
- Louisiana$96.36
- Maine$126.13
- Maryland$235.94, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$549.00
- Michigan$166.60
- Minnesota$271.46
- Mississippi$132.00
- Missouri$184.00
- Montana$286.90
- Nebraska$263.00
- Nevada$1,271.00, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$87.32
- New Jersey$172.00
- New Mexico$227.81, 4 hospitals
- New York$281.71
- North Carolina$129.32
- North Dakota$244.80
- Ohio$377.25
- Oklahoma$221.85
- Oregon$255.78
- Pennsylvania$254.40
- Rhode Island$399.05, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$325.18
- South Dakota$308.00
- Tennessee$171.39
- Texas$249.58
- Utah$122.52, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$186.34
- Virginia$564.50
- Washington$276.13
- West Virginia$165.52
- Wisconsin$280.23
- Wyoming$182.25, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.