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Artificial Larynx

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L8500

Artificial larynx, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Artificial Larynx cost?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$389 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$417 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,202Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $646
$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $479

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
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Iowa than in Florida. 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$479

IA $891FL $447

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.