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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Kentucky 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$43.65 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$57.54 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $46 to $123Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $42 to $72
$50$100$200facility $69professional $47

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
5 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
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$46.77

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.