Birth control implant insertion cost in Texas
In Texas, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $32.82 to $21,071.60, with a median of $249.58. The lowest price is at University Medical Center El Paso (El Paso) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 642.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $249.58, is 8% below the US median of $271.23.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Texas ranks 20th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 69 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$32.82University Medical Center El Paso + 1 more
Median$249.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$21,071.60in Texas
Lowest saves$216.76vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso · El Paso, TX WST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $32.82 | $164.12 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX WST INSERT IMPLANT DRUG DELIVERY | $32.82 | $164.12 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| University of Texas Health Center at Tyler Tyler · Tyler, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $39.50 | $395.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX VANTUS INSERTION ONLY | $54.50 | $155.70 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Insert Drug Implant Device | $58.00 | $194.00 | — source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland · Lubbock, TX HC PR 11981 INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT RHC | $63.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC PR 11981 INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT RHC | $63.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lamb Healthcare Center Littlefield · Littlefield, TX Insertion Implantable Contraceptive Cap | $100.00 | $250.00 | — source file |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $105.35 | $301.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $123.69 | $193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG EC PROC INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $123.69 | $193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Swisher Memorial Hospital Tulia · Tulia, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $130.00 | $260.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $131.51 | $1,805.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $131.51 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Insertion drug dlvr implant | $133.00 | $4,716.37 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $142.04 | $212.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $142.04 | $212.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $173.55 | $289.25 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Electra Memorial Hospital Electra · Wichita Falls, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $197.40 | $282.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX INSERTION NONBIODEGRADABLE DRG | $198.13 | $220.14 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $203.50 | $814.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall · Pearsall, TX Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $214.00 | $306.00 | — source file |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Insertion, drug-delivery implant (ie, bioresorbable, biodegradable, non-biodegradable) | $234.93 | $345.48 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton · Perryton, TX Insertion Non-bio Drug Delivery Implant | $238.00 | $340.00 | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $239.98 | $399.97 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $239.98 | $399.97 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $239.98 | $399.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $239.98 | $399.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $249.58 | $415.97 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $249.58 | $415.97 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $249.58 | $415.97 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $249.58 | $415.97 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SUPPRELIN PLACEMENT | $288.51 | $384.68 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cook Childrens Medical Center - Prosper Prosper · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SUPPRELIN PLACEMENT | $288.51 | $384.68 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $305.20 | $763.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 11981 Insertion, Non Bio Drug Delivery Implant | $309.00 | $442.00 | — source file |
| Fisher County Hospital Rotan · Rotan, TX Insertion Drug Delivery Inplant | $314.00 | $369.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $344.25 | $459.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center of Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $344.25 | $459.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Brownfield Regional Medical Center Brownfield · Brownfield, TX Insertion Norplant Contraceptive | $396.00 | $396.00 | — source file |
| Refugio County Memorial Hospital Refugio · Refugio, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $400.48 | $500.60 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Seminole Seminole · Seminole, TX INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT NON BIODEGR | $520.01 | $866.68 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Cerner - Medical Center Odessa Odessa · Odessa, TX 11981- Application of Biosponge | $527.00 | $527.00 | May 4, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT 11981 | $544.20 | $907.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT 11981 | $593.40 | $989.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT 11981 | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Arts Hospital Lamesa · Lamesa, TX INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $808.00 | $808.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $826.70 | $1,377.84 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT 11981 | $844.20 | $1,407.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT | $859.77 | $1,432.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $1,125.15 | $1,731.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $1,289.72 | $1,289.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jps Health Network Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT INSERTION | $1,725.00 | $2,875.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT 11981 | $2,325.60 | $3,876.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX INS DRUG DEL IMPLANT | $6,334.23 | $6,334.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctors Regional Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Insertion, drug-delivery implant (ie, bioresorbable, biodegradable, non-biodegradable) | $6,334.23 | $6,334.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Northwest FSER Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX INS DRUG DEL IMPLANT | $6,334.23 | $6,334.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX INS DRUG DEL IMPLANT | $6,334.23 | $6,334.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Granbury Medical Center Granbury · Granbury, TX INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $21,071.60 | $117,064.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 13 | $173.55 | $344.25 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 12 | $54.50 | $105.35 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $142.04 | $826.70 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 4 | $6,334.23 | $6,334.23 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $239.98 | $249.58 |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $32.82 | $32.82 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $198.13 | $200.82 |
| Brownfield, TX | 1 | $396.00 | $396.00 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $131.51 | $131.51 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $249.58 | $249.58 |
| Comanche, TX | 1 | $1,125.15 | $1,125.15 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $21,071.60 | $21,071.60 |
| Lamesa, TX | 1 | $808.00 | $808.00 |
| Littlefield, TX | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Odessa, TX | 1 | $527.00 | $527.00 |
| Pearsall, TX | 1 | $214.00 | $214.00 |
| Perryton, TX | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Refugio, TX | 1 | $400.48 | $400.48 |
| Rotan, TX | 1 | $314.00 | $314.00 |
| Seminole, TX | 1 | $520.01 | $520.01 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $713.40 | $713.40 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $249.58 | $249.58 |
| Tulia, TX | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Tyler, TX | 1 | $39.50 | $39.50 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $239.98 | $239.98 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant in other states
- Alabama$312.01
- Alaska$306.54
- Arizona$163.27
- Arkansas$319.25
- California$284.26
- Colorado$338.41
- Connecticut$407.76
- Delaware$522.48
- District of Columbia$170.85, 2 hospitals
- Florida$314.60
- Georgia$545.00
- Hawaii$238.70
- Idaho$188.30
- Illinois$232.50
- Indiana$1,880.50
- Iowa$297.00
- Kansas$178.50
- Kentucky$136.50
- Louisiana$96.36
- Maine$126.13
- Maryland$235.94, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$549.00
- Michigan$166.60
- Minnesota$271.46
- Mississippi$132.00
- Missouri$184.00
- Montana$286.90
- Nebraska$263.00
- Nevada$1,271.00, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$87.32
- New Jersey$172.00
- New Mexico$227.81, 4 hospitals
- New York$281.71
- North Carolina$129.32
- North Dakota$244.80
- Ohio$377.25
- Oklahoma$221.85
- Oregon$255.78
- Pennsylvania$254.40
- Rhode Island$399.05, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$325.18
- South Dakota$308.00
- Tennessee$171.39
- Utah$122.52, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$186.34
- Virginia$564.50
- Washington$276.13
- West Virginia$165.52
- Wisconsin$280.23
- Wyoming$182.25, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.