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Gelatin Capsules or Equivalent for Voice Prosthesis

Kentucky 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?

$1.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.32 from a physician practice, and about $1.78 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 6 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$1.32$1.26 to $1.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.78$1.26 to $2.82

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.45
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$12.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.82

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$1.32

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.