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Cochlear Implant, External Controller Component, Replacement

Maryland rates for HCPCS L8628

Cochlear implant, external controller component, replacement

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cochlear Implant, External Controller Component, Replacement cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $813.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,479Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $776

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$776

HI $1,549NE $661

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.