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Auricular Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8045

Auricular prosthesis, provided by a nonphysician

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$2,042 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,698 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,291Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $2,344

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
19 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$2,344

WI $3,715KY $1,778

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.