Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Delaware Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Delaware

In Delaware, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $135.00 to $621.00, with a median of $425.29. The lowest price is at St. Francis Hospital (Wilmington). The highest price is 4.6× 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$135.00St. Francis Hospital
Median$425.29half pay less
Highest$621.00in Delaware
Lowest saves$290.29vs the median

Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
St. Francis Hospital lowest Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant Non-Biodegradable $135.00 $135.00 Mar 31, 2026
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TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford · Seaford, DE HC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $304.28 $304.28 —
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Beebe Medical Center Lewes · Seaford, DE INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT INTO TISSUE $328.10 $386.00 —
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant $522.48 $622.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant $522.48 $622.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Insertion Non Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant $621.00 $621.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Seaford, DE 3 $304.28 $328.10
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 $135.00 $378.00
Dover, DE 1 $522.48 $522.48

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.