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Insert for Indwelling Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $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 8 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 $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$56.23 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $46 to $132Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $43 to $71
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $69professional $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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$251.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
6 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
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th 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.