Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Virginia Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Virginia

In Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $41.36 to $23,930.31, with a median of $889.00. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (Norfolk). The highest price is 578.6× 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$41.36Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$889.00half pay less
Highest$23,930.31in Virginia
Lowest saves$847.64vs the median

Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC INSRT DRUG IMP DVC $41.36 $45.96 Mar 17, 2026
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Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $55.35 $369.00 —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Insert Drug Implant Device $124.20 $207.00 —
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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $564.50 $1,129.00 —
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $564.50 $1,129.00 —
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $564.50 $1,129.00 —
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $564.50 $1,129.00 —
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $564.50 $1,129.00 —
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Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $859.00 $1,718.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $859.00 $1,718.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 —
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $919.00 $1,838.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant $1,151.00 $2,302.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Insert Drug Implant Device $6,738.74 $11,231.23 —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Insert Drug Implant Device $23,930.31 $39,883.85 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 6 $41.36 $919.00
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6 $564.50 $564.50
Richmond, VA 3 $124.20 $6,738.74
Big Stone Gap, VA 1 $55.35 $55.35
Charlottesville, VA 1 $859.00 $859.00
Harrisonburg, VA 1 $859.00 $859.00
South Boston, VA 1 $1,151.00 $1,151.00
Suffolk, VA 1 $919.00 $919.00

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.