Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 South Dakota Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in South Dakota

In South Dakota, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $452.80 to $595.20, with a median of $525.80. The lowest price is at Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls). The highest price is 1.3× 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$452.80Sanford USD Medical Center
Median$525.80half pay less
Highest$595.20in South Dakota
Lowest saves$73.00vs the median

Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Sanford USD Medical Center lowest Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN SURG 11981 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $452.80 $566.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD INSERTION NONBIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIV $525.80 $876.34 —
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Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD SURG 11981 INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $595.20 $744.00 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
Chamberlain, SD 1 $595.20 $595.20
Rapid City, SD 1 $525.80 $525.80
Sioux Falls, SD-MN 1 $452.80 $452.80

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.