Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Vermont Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Vermont

In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $151.50 to $442.40, with a median of $212.45. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 2.9× 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$151.50Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$212.45half pay less
Highest$442.40in Vermont
Lowest saves$60.95vs the median

Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $151.50 $202.00 —
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Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $175.00 $175.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $191.49 $191.49 Apr 28, 2026
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT INSERTION, NON-BIODEGRADAB $212.45 $303.50 —
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT 11981 Insert non-biodegradable drug delivery implant $231.91 $331.30 Dec 29, 2025
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - INSERTION DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $386.00 $386.00 Apr 28, 2026
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North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant $442.40 $553.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Barre, VT 1 $191.49 $191.49
Bennington, VT 1 $212.45 $212.45
Brattleboro, VT 1 $231.91 $231.91
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $386.00 $386.00
Middlebury, VT 1 $175.00 $175.00
Newport, VT 1 $442.40 $442.40
St. Johnsbury, VT 1 $151.50 $151.50

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.