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Auricular Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L8045

Auricular prosthesis, provided by a nonphysician

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Auricular Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$1,445 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,738 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,012Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,512
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Minnesota than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $1,738 · 37th of 51
MN $4,571NE $1,349

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.