Insert drug delivery implant cost at US hospitals
HC INSERT DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANT · CPT 11981
$24.64
lowest cash price
$280.00
national median
$2,567.60
highest cash price
366
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $24.64–$2,567.60 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($147.72) → Sep 1, 2026 ($254.40)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $202.80 | $202.80 | $306.54 |
| Arizona | 15 | $100.17 | $100.17 | $196.79 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $33.60 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| California | 86 | $24.64 | $280.00 | $537.03 |
| Colorado | 13 | $338.41 | $338.41 | $338.41 |
| Florida | 73 | $326.30 | $326.30 | $1,252.04 |
| Georgia | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 2 | $109.44 | $109.44 | $279.75 |
| Illinois | 33 | $172.20 | $257.40 | $2,567.60 |
| Indiana | 25 | $1,880.50 | $1,910.50 | $1,975.50 |
| Iowa | 23 | $40.80 | $252.80 | $571.70 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 2 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Louisiana | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $115.00 | $182.95 | $451.00 |
| Minnesota | 13 | $283.20 | $1,968.72 | $1,968.72 |
| Mississippi | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 16 | $368.25 | $1,366.20 | $1,509.95 |
| Montana | 2 | $149.60 | $149.60 | $149.60 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $71.40 | $71.40 | $72.25 |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $282.00 | $282.00 | $282.00 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $140.87 | $142.67 | $151.80 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $152.54 | $152.54 | $1,182.60 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $285.80 | $285.80 | $1,565.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $295.20 | $295.20 | $1,243.20 |
| Ohio | 47 | $149.60 | $523.90 | $1,418.25 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $640.75 | $640.75 | $640.75 |
| Oregon | 13 | $51.52 | $313.65 | $534.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $142.80 | $254.40 | $1,523.40 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $101.00 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $452.80 | $452.80 | $595.20 |
| Tennessee | 21 | $44.80 | $55.35 | $55.35 |
| Texas | 101 | $54.50 | $239.98 | $1,289.72 |
| Virginia | 18 | $55.35 | $988.00 | $1,381.00 |
| Washington | 30 | $66.00 | $949.92 | $1,440.00 |
| West Virginia | 15 | $70.00 | $173.00 | $2,335.67 |
| Wisconsin | 29 | $111.30 | $305.00 | $685.71 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) | Carmel, IN | not published | $15.03 – $94.16 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | Burleson, TX | not published | $133.87 – $1,187.00 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Cleburne, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center | Dixon, IL | not published | $142.58 – $1,757.00 |
| OSF St Mary Medical Center | Galesburg, IL | not published | $142.58 – $1,586.00 |
| OSF St Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington, IL | not published | $142.58 – $1,383.00 |
| OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center | Pontiac, IL | not published | $142.58 – $1,766.00 |
| OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | Ottawa, IL | not published | $142.58 – $145.43 |
| OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center | Alton, IL | not published | $142.58 – $146.00 |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital | Logansport, IN | not published | $140.77 – $281.53 |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital | Bryan, OH | not published | $132.37 – $397.10 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | not published | not published |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | not published | $120.71 – $126.75 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $76.04 – $126.75 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | not published | $120.71 – $126.75 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | not published | $129.28 – $135.74 |
| MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL | FT WORTH, TX | not published | $46.38 – $319.46 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL | Argyle, TX | not published | $45.68 – $261.67 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $120.71 – $126.75 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | not published | $120.71 – $126.75 |
| CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | not published | $46.38 – $4,989.00 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta | Atlanta, TX | not published | $46.38 – $255.00 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview | Longview, TX | not published | $46.38 – $246.20 |
| Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center | Alamogordo, NM | not published | $121.71 – $196.64 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation | Texarkana, TX | not published | $46.38 – $255.00 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville, TN | not published | $129.28 – $135.74 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell, TN | not published | $129.28 – $135.74 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman, TN | not published | $120.71 – $126.75 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Stephenville, TX | not published | $46.38 – $50.09 |
| CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial | Jasper, TX | not published | $46.38 – $4,989.00 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos | San Marcos, TX | not published | $46.38 – $316.05 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro | Winnsboro, TX | not published | $46.38 – $139.56 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs | Sulphur Springs, TX | not published | $46.38 – $265.54 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville | Jacksonville, TX | not published | $46.38 – $139.56 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - South Tyler | Tyler, TX | not published | $46.38 – $243.68 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owens Heart Hospital | Tyler, TX | not published | $46.38 – $243.68 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall | Marshall, TX | not published | $46.38 – $246.20 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Southlake, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Rockwall, TX | not published | $46.38 – $50.09 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Bedford, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Kaufman, TX | not published | $46.38 – $50.09 |
| Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington | Arlington, TX | not published | $46.38 – $51.02 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco, TX | not published | $46.38 – $50.09 |