Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 South Carolina Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $101.00 to $181.20, with a median of $139.50. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 1.8× 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$101.00MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$139.50half pay less
Highest$181.20in South Carolina
Lowest saves$38.50vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $101.00 $202.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $139.50 $279.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $139.50 $279.00 —
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Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT $181.20 $302.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Cades, SC 1 $101.00 $101.00
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1 $139.50 $139.50
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $181.20 $181.20
Orangeburg, SC 1 $139.50 $139.50

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.