Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 North Dakota Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $295.20 to $1,243.20, with a median of $769.20. The lowest price is at Sanford Medical Center Bismarck (Bismarck). The highest price is 4.2× 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$295.20Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
Median$769.20half pay less
Highest$1,243.20in North Dakota
Lowest saves$474.00vs the median

Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck lowest Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 11981 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $295.20 $369.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN TX RM 11981 INSERTION DRUG DELIV IMPLANT $1,243.20 $1,554.00 Mar 4, 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
Bismarck, ND 1 $295.20 $295.20
Fargo, ND-MN 1 $1,243.20 $1,243.20

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.