Birth control implant insertion cost in Washington
In Washington, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $92.30 to $3,760.00, with a median of $276.13. The lowest price is at Saint Clare Hospital (Lakewood). The highest price is 40.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $276.13, is about the same as the US median of $271.23.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Washington ranks 25th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 31 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$92.30Saint Clare Hospital
Median$276.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,760.00in Washington
Lowest saves$183.83vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $92.30 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $97.33 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $97.42 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $98.41 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $104.88 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $116.00 | $145.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $117.52 | $320.03 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT | $141.25 | $320.03 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Insertion Drug Implant Device--Pbb | $144.90 | $161.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $170.00 | $200.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE-FAC | $172.89 | $339.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $193.94 | $228.16 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 11981 INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT RHC | $245.85 | $447.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $259.00 | $370.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Insertion Drug Delivery Implant | $268.10 | $383.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $276.13 | $276.13 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 11981 Insert Drug Implant Device | $291.20 | $448.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Insert Drug Delive Implant RHC | $292.00 | $365.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $324.00 | $600.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 11981 Insj Non-Biodegradable Drug Delivery Implant Rhc | $348.00 | $348.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Insert drug implant device | $356.80 | $446.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $428.80 | $536.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $485.90 | $485.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $518.40 | $1,080.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $518.40 | $1,080.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE | $518.40 | $1,080.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC INSERT CONTRACEPTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT | $529.10 | $814.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Insert Non-Biodeg Drug Deliver Implant | $571.00 | $571.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT INTO TISSUE | $2,002.00 | $3,080.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC PR 11981 INSJ NON-BIODEGRADABLE DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT RHC | $2,107.50 | $2,810.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | $3,760.00 | $4,700.00 | Aug 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 12 | $92.30 | $145.20 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $144.90 | $356.80 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $276.13 | $312.06 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $428.80 | $2,094.40 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $324.00 | $324.00 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $141.25 | $141.25 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $292.00 | $292.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $2,107.50 | $2,107.50 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $245.85 | $245.85 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $529.10 | $529.10 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $193.94 | $193.94 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $259.00 | $259.00 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $291.20 | $291.20 |
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
What birth control implant insertion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Birth control implant insertion explained.
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
- Texas$249.58
- Utah$122.52, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$186.34
- Virginia$564.50
- West Virginia$165.52
- Wisconsin$280.23
- Wyoming$182.25, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.