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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Connecticut 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$47.86$42.66 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$69.18 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $68 to $95Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $42 to $59
$50$100facility $72professional $48

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
4 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
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$47.86

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.