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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Alabama rates for HCPCS L8511

Insert for indwelling tracheo-esophageal prosthesis, with or without valve, replacement only, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis cost?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $74.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $69 to $74Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $74
$50$100facility $69professional $59

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
5 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 41 + 52 · Reduced service + 93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Montana than in South Carolina. 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$58.88

MT $93.33SC $46.77

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.