Can I be billed for intrauterine devices?

Hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) cannot be billed to you by a physician participating in the public plan. However, the physician may ask you to procure the hormonal IUD at your expense at a pharmacy.

Copper intrauterine devices are supplied by the health care network when their placement is made immediately after a voluntary interruption of pregnancy (VIP), carried out in certain private clinics and certain women’s health centres. If the copper intrauterine device is not related to a VIP, you must procure it at your expense at a pharmacy.