Birth control implant insertion cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $170.00 to $2,264.00, with a median of $549.00. The lowest price is at Holyoke Medical Center (Holyoke). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $549.00, is 102% above the US median of $271.23.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Massachusetts ranks 42nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 16, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$170.00Holyoke Medical Center
Median$549.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,264.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$379.00vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Medical Center lowest Holyoke · Springfield, MA Insert drug implant device | $170.00 | $170.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Insertion Drug Dlvr Implant | $241.82 | $537.38 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $357.70 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Insrt NonBiodgrd Dlvy Impl MCR | $433.20 | $456.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Insert Drug Implant Device | $435.00 | $435.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Insert Biodeg Drug Del Implant | $460.00 | $460.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant | $478.10 | $683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $516.00 | $688.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Insertion Drug Dlvr Implant | $536.40 | $1,192.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $549.00 | $549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $580.00 | $580.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $588.00 | $588.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $590.00 | $590.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $670.00 | $670.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $735.00 | $735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $823.00 | $823.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $1,225.00 | $1,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INSERT NON BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPL | $1,751.00 | $1,751.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Insert Drug Implant Device | $2,264.00 | $2,264.00 | Mar 26, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 15 | $241.82 | $580.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $435.00 | $1,349.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1 | $433.20 | $433.20 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
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
- California$284.26
- 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
- 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.