Birth control implant insertion cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $33.32 to $1,968.72, with a median of $271.46. The lowest price is at Aitkin Community Hospital (Aitkin). The highest price is 59.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $271.46, is about the same as the US median of $271.23.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Minnesota ranks 24th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 41 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$33.32Aitkin Community Hospital
Median$271.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,968.72in Minnesota
Lowest saves$238.14vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin Community Hospital lowest Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $33.32 | $59.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN INS DRUG DELIV IMPLANT FPC FAC | $40.88 | $73.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN INS DRUG DELIV IMPLANT FPC FAC | $40.88 | $73.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN INS DRUG DELIV IMPLANT FPC FAC | $44.53 | $73.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $108.38 | $255.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $108.38 | $255.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI FP-INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLNT | $128.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $147.41 | $191.43 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE-SSU | $157.00 | $157.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN INSERTION,DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $170.52 | $294.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN INSERTION, DRUG-DELIVERY IMPLANT (IE, BIORESORBABLE, BIODEGRADABLE, NON-BIODEGRADABLE) | $170.64 | $200.75 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $175.50 | $234.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $184.60 | $284.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN INSERTION,DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $192.61 | $226.60 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $200.20 | $286.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $230.64 | $372.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN INSERTION, DRUG IMPLANT | $239.16 | $378.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $242.25 | $285.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN INSERTION, DRUG-DELIVERY IMPLANT (IE, BIORESORBABLE, BIODEGRADAB | $247.68 | $387.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $264.88 | $301.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $271.46 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $275.49 | $687.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 11981 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $283.20 | $354.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $410.68 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $455.30 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $478.50 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $478.50 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $478.50 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $530.23 | $746.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $560.00 | $666.67 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $624.74 | $1,557.95 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $663.00 | $1,560.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $1,968.72 | $4,101.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $1,968.72 | $4,101.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $1,968.72 | $4,101.50 | Jun 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 14 | $157.00 | $624.74 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $108.38 | $455.30 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $108.38 | $319.30 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $33.32 | $33.32 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $242.25 | $242.25 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $170.52 | $170.52 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $40.88 | $40.88 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $283.20 | $283.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $192.61 | $192.61 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $184.60 | $184.60 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $560.00 | $560.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $147.41 | $147.41 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $247.68 | $247.68 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $170.64 | $170.64 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $239.16 | $239.16 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $40.88 | $40.88 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $264.88 | $264.88 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $230.64 | $230.64 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $410.68 | $410.68 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $44.53 | $44.53 |
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
- Massachusetts$549.00
- Michigan$166.60
- 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.