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Gelatin Capsules or Equivalent for Voice Prosthesis

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L8512

Gelatin capsules or equivalent, for use with tracheo-esophageal voice prosthesis, replacement only, per 10

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gelatin Capsules or Equivalent for Voice Prosthesis cost?

$1.35

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.35 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.35 from a physician practice, and about $1.35 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.35$1.23 to $1.35
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.35$1.35 to $1.35

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2facility $1professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$2.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$1.35

KS $2.82DE $1.15

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.