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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Colorado 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 Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$44.67 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$44.67 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $25 to $174Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $37 to $117
$50$100$200facility $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$117.49
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
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
6 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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 28th 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.