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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L8501

Tracheostomy speaking valve

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Speaking Valve cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$77.62$75.86 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$77.62 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $78 to $234Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $68 to $93
$50$100$200facility $78professional $78

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$77.62

WI $148NE $63.10

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.