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Auditory Osseointegrated Device, External Sound Processor

Iowa rates for HCPCS L8691

Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, excludes transducer/actuator, replacement only, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Auditory Osseointegrated Device, External Sound Processor cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 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$1,549$1,023 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,622 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,020
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188professional $1,549

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $1,622 · 25th of 51
MN $3,020DE $912

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.