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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Indiana 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$47.86 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$70.79 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $69 to $219Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $42 to $89
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $89professional $49

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$426.58
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.91

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$48.98

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.