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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

South 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 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$45.71$25.70 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$39.81 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $40 to $89Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $25 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
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
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
12 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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 51st 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.