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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Washington, DC 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$45.71$41.69 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$45.71 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $46 to $129Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $40 to $55
$50.0$100.0facility $46professional $46

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $45.71 · 37th of 51
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.