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Cochlear Implant Headset or Headpiece, Replacement

Connecticut rates for HCPCS L8615

Headset/headpiece for use with cochlear implant device, replacement

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cochlear Implant Headset or Headpiece, Replacement cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$263$234 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$363 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $324 to $537Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $229 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $263

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Connecticut· 47th of 51

$263

WI $550NE $240

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.