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Tracheo-Esophageal Voice Prosthesis, Provider Inserted

South 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$74.13 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$60.26 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $59 to $135Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $135
$50$100$200facility $105professional $112

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
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
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
8 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
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 13th of 51

$112

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.