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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Maine rates for HCPCS L8501

Tracheostomy speaking valve

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Speaking Valve cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 6 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$110$85.11 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$129 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $110 to $245Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $69 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $110

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
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 16th of 51

$110

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.