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Artificial Larynx

Iowa rates for HCPCS L8500

Artificial larynx, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Larynx cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 7 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$589$447 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$617 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,239Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,000
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $741professional $589

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
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $661 · 12th of 51
KS $813NV $389

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.