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Tracheostomy Speaking Valve

Utah rates for HCPCS L8501

Tracheostomy speaking valve

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Speaking Valve cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$87.10$46.77 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$46.77 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $47 to $145Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $47 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $87

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$630.96
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
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th of 51

$87.10

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.