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Tracheo-Esophageal Voice Prosthesis, Provider Inserted

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8509

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$89.13 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$72.44 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $38 to $110Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $66 to $107
$50$100$200facility $105professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Montana than in Kentucky. 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$102

MT $141KY $70.79

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.