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Artificial Larynx

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L8500

Artificial larynx, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Larynx cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 6 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$427$389 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$380 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,202Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $355 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $589professional $427

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $427 · 46th 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.