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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Iowa rates for HCPCS L8501

Tracheostomy speaking valve

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Speaking Valve cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$112$72.44 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$110 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $380Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $65 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $112

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
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$112

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.