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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 July 2026.

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

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 6 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$1,318$933 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$933 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,138
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,585professional $1,318

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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $1,318 · 42nd 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.