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Auditory Osseointegrated Device, External Sound Processor

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8691

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,549 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,549 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,738Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,455
$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Hawaii than in New Jersey. 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$1,585

HI $2,512NJ $1,349

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.