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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

North Carolina 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$58.88 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$66.07 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $25 to $72Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $44 to $72
$50$100facility $69professional $68

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
14 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
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$67.61

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.