Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Connecticut Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $135.00 to $360.00, with a median of $360.00. The lowest price is at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (Hartford). The highest price is 2.7× 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$135.00Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Median$360.00half pay less
Highest$360.00in Connecticut
Lowest saves$225.00vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center lowest Hartford · Hartford, CT PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable $135.00 $135.00 Mar 31, 2026
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John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC INSERTION, DRUG-DELIVERY IMPLANT $273.00 $455.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant $323.40 $539.00 —
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Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $360.00 $360.00 —
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The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington · Torrington, CT INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $360.00 $360.00 —
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The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $360.00 $360.00 —
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The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $360.00 $360.00 —
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Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic · Willimantic, CT INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $360.00 $360.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hartford, CT 3 $135.00 $323.40
Farmington, CT 1 $273.00 $273.00
New Britain, CT 1 $360.00 $360.00
Norwich, CT 1 $360.00 $360.00
Torrington, CT 1 $360.00 $360.00
Willimantic, CT 1 $360.00 $360.00

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.