Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 New Mexico Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $169.52 to $34,645.01, with a median of $17,407.27. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 204.4× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$169.52Artesia General Hospital
Median$17,407.27half pay less
Highest$34,645.01in New Mexico
Lowest saves$17,237.75vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $169.52 $282.54 Feb 20, 2026
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $34,645.01 $128,314.86 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 1 $169.52 $169.52
Las Cruces, NM 1 $34,645.01 $34,645.01

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.