go back

Tracheo-Esophageal Voice Prosthesis, Provider Inserted

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L8509

Tracheo-esophageal voice prosthesis, inserted by a licensed health care provider, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheo-Esophageal Voice Prosthesis, Provider Inserted cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 5 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$69.18$63.10 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$69.18 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $69 to $427Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $60 to $81
$50$100$200facility $166professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$69.18

MN $151NE $57.54

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.