Birth control implant insertion cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $44.80 to $36,886.72, with a median of $120.06. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 823.4× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$44.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$120.06half pay less
Highest$36,886.72in Tennessee
Lowest saves$75.26vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $44.80 | $224.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INSERT NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $47.04 | $224.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $55.35 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $55.35 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $55.35 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $55.35 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $85.26 | $295.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $120.06 | $414.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $120.06 | $414.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $120.06 | $414.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $155.76 | $295.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $223.56 | $414.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,801.61 | $167,280.06 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $36,886.72 | $167,666.89 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 8 | $47.04 | $36,801.61 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $55.35 | $55.35 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $120.06 | $171.81 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $155.76 | $155.76 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $55.35 | $55.35 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $85.26 | $85.26 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $120.06 | $120.06 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $120.06 | $120.06 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
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
- Alabama$312.01
- Alaska$309.27
- Arizona$163.27
- Arkansas$242.25
- California$300.00
- Colorado$338.41
- Connecticut$360.00
- Delaware$425.29
- Florida$314.60
- Georgia$3,895.32
- Idaho$360.00
- Illinois$134.05
- Indiana$297.68
- Iowa$252.80
- Kansas$153.12
- Kentucky$134.05
- Louisiana$59.40
- Maine$83.40
- Maryland$229.00
- Massachusetts$434.10
- Michigan$148.00
- Minnesota$275.49
- Mississippi$28,857.66
- Missouri$208.50
- Montana$188.84
- Nebraska$178.75
- Nevada$354.00
- New Hampshire$62.73
- New Jersey$146.53
- New York$258.89
- North Carolina$278.15
- North Dakota$769.20
- Ohio$253.20
- Oklahoma$205.50
- Oregon$188.48
- Pennsylvania$218.40
- Rhode Island$291.00
- South Carolina$139.50
- South Dakota$525.80
- Texas$239.98
- Utah$139.86
- Vermont$212.45
- Virginia$889.00
- Washington$144.90
- West Virginia$153.00
- Wisconsin$247.95
- Wyoming$276.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.