Surgery and procedures CPT 11981 Washington Outpatient

Birth control implant insertion cost in Washington

In Washington, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for insertion of a drug-delivery implant, such as the arm birth control implant: from $92.25 to $3,760.00, with a median of $144.90. The lowest price is at Saint Clare Hospital (Lakewood). The highest price is 40.8× 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$92.25Saint Clare Hospital
Median$144.90half pay less
Highest$3,760.00in Washington
Lowest saves$52.65vs the median

Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $92.25 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $97.34 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $97.73 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $100.44 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $106.00 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $113.09 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $116.00 $145.00 —
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Harrison Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC INSERTION DRUG DLVR IMPLANT $141.25 $320.03 Feb 28, 2026
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Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Insertion Drug Implant Device--Pbb $144.90 $161.00 —
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE-FAC $172.89 $339.00 —
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR INSERTION DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT $183.95 $283.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $259.00 $370.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $518.40 $1,080.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INSERT DRUG IMPLANT DEVICE $518.40 $1,080.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Insert Non-Biodeg Drug Deliver Implant $571.00 $571.00 —
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St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA INSERTION OF DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT INTO TISSUE $2,002.00 $3,080.00 —
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Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue $3,760.00 $4,700.00 Aug 6, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 10 $92.25 $109.54
Bellingham, WA 1 $2,002.00 $2,002.00
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA 1 $141.25 $141.25
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1 $116.00 $116.00
Port Townsend, WA 1 $3,760.00 $3,760.00
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1 $183.95 $183.95
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 1 $259.00 $259.00
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 1 $144.90 $144.90

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.