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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 July 2026.

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

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$38.02 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$58.88 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $51 to $87Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $37 to $83
$50$100$200facility $69professional $43

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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· 45th of 51

$42.66

WI $89.13DE $38.02

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.