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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Delaware rates for HCPCS L8501

Tracheostomy speaking valve

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Speaking Valve cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $87.10.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $72 to $129Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $60 to $550
$100$200$500facility $110professional $69

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$69.18

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.