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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $131.99 – $296.76 |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | not published | $125.12 – $1,087.00 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales, FL | not published | $138.94 – $308.45 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson, AZ | not published | $81.16 – $121.32 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | not published | $163.78 – $835.45 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | not published | $81.16 – $172.25 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | not published | $60.17 – $194.67 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $127.65 – $217.68 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | not published | $125.51 – $265.25 |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | not published | $115.56 – $115.56 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $134.37 – $217.68 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $127.65 – $217.68 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $124.84 – $124.84 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $45.68 – $260.58 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $46.38 – $160.27 |
| HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL | STUART, FL | not published | $656.29 – $670.11 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | not published | $142.58 – $4,342.00 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $46.38 – $145.01 |
| OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SHAWNEE, KS | not published | $52.22 – $207.96 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $132.41 – $136.30 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $138.94 – $280.35 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $131.99 – $296.76 |
| CHI St. Vincent North | Sherwood, AR | not published | $118.09 – $118.09 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $125.16 – $505.90 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $46.38 – $206.07 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $124.21 – $265.25 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $125.51 – $265.25 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $60.17 – $194.67 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $126.80 – $265.25 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $129.39 – $239.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $138.57 – $256.35 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $129.39 – $239.37 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $47.96 – $239.95 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | not published | $112.58 – $426.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER | Oviedo, FL | not published | $644.15 – $644.15 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $93.17 – $150.33 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $93.17 – $172.38 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $93.17 – $295.47 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $93.17 – $275.87 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $47.96 – $161.85 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $93.17 – $490.44 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $119.21 – $333.79 |