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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $89.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $66 to $148Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $63 to $132
$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd 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.