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Auditory Osseointegrated Device, External Sound Processor

South 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,549 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$977 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,512Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $2,089

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
8 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
$977.24
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
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 12th of 51

$2,089

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.