L8609 (HCPCS) by state — Price Transparency

HCPCS · across United States

L8609 — Artificial Cornea

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$8,066 National median

$5,900 – $9,743 IQR (p25 – p75)

877 hospitals filing

51 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for L8609 (HCPCS), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
AK	$35,136	$30,973	$39,300
KY	$20,846	$9,775	$27,000
MD	$13,300	$13,300	$13,300
NC	$12,099	$8,712	$12,099
IL	$11,405	$8,023	$18,562
AZ	$9,763	$8,775	$24,965
SD	$9,652	$9,558	$9,652
VT	$9,371	$8,750	$9,582
TX	$8,540	$8,066	$11,861
WY	$8,434	$6,156	$8,484
NV	$8,380	$7,831	$8,380
SC	$8,308	$8,066	$11,736
MS	$8,304	$8,099	$8,950
NM	$8,303	$7,907	$11,861
AR	$8,303	$8,066	$10,280
ND	$8,127	$7,866	$8,207
UT	$8,127	$7,742	$19,287
CO	$8,127	$7,968	$8,290
FL	$8,109	$7,824	$8,495
TN	$8,066	$7,723	$8,268
GA	$8,066	$5,700	$14,660
NY	$8,061	$7,497	$10,942
NJ	$7,987	$7,677	$11,899
OK	$7,986	$80	$8,303
PA	$7,984	$6,722	$10,620
MO	$7,983	$7,827	$9,371
DC	$7,912	$7,510	$8,315
LA	$7,907	$7,512	$10,794
CT	$7,907	$7,677	$14,934
WI	$7,866	$7,866	$8,062
VA	$7,831	$7,583	$8,022
ME	$7,831	$7,677	$9,606
NH	$7,773	$6,393	$7,987
WV	$7,687	$3,591	$9,558
IN	$7,681	$524	$8,296
RI	$7,677	$7,677	$7,677
CA	$7,677	$2,294	$7,872
KS	$7,567	$6,187	$7,983
OR	$7,307	$7,307	$7,307
MT	$7,225	$7,007	$8,159
WA	$5,351	$5,199	$9,476
MN	$5,190	$5,160	$7,379
NE	$2,763	$2,353	$6,108
DE	$2,168	$2,168	$2,214
IA	$1,092	$752	$1,176
ID	$868	$743	$1,122
MI	$861	$535	$4,999
MA	$812	$757	$812
OH	$611	$536	$861
HI	$454	$441	$467
AL	$200	$200	$13,860

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

AK	$35,136	$30,973	$39,300	$26,809	$43,463	1 ⚠ thin data	1	2
KY	$20,846	$9,775	$27,000	$6,048	$39,269	7	32	328
MD	$13,300	$13,300	$13,300	$13,300	$13,300	1 ⚠ thin data	1	1
NC	$12,099	$8,712	$12,099	$5,284	$21,698	31	51	849
IL	$11,405	$8,023	$18,562	$4,192	$52,612	33	44	305
AZ	$9,763	$8,775	$24,965	$2,891	$57,907	17	31	113
SD	$9,652	$9,558	$9,652	$8,207	$9,840	2 ⚠ thin data	7	9
VT	$9,371	$8,750	$9,582	$6,383	$13,119	2 ⚠ thin data	12	16
TX	$8,540	$8,066	$11,861	$1	$93,698	96	126	3,743
WY	$8,434	$6,156	$8,484	$3,877	$8,533	3	3	3
NV	$8,380	$7,831	$8,380	$1,175	$20,372	7	94	194
SC	$8,308	$8,066	$11,736	$29	$18,069	10	38	239
MS	$8,304	$8,099	$8,950	$5,194	$12,653	4	6	12
NM	$8,303	$7,907	$11,861	$7,907	$15,815	1 ⚠ thin data	19	35
AR	$8,303	$8,066	$10,280	$7,907	$19,768	3	11	33
ND	$8,127	$7,866	$8,207	$1	$16,091	5	14	37
UT	$8,127	$7,742	$19,287	$5,836	$23,013	20	17	212
CO	$8,127	$7,968	$8,290	$2,145	$53,086	29	33	331
FL	$8,109	$7,824	$8,495	$313	$32,265	63	105	2,106
TN	$8,066	$7,723	$8,268	$64	$18,004	34	62	1,249
GA	$8,066	$5,700	$14,660	$258	$29,320	16	65	1,072
NY	$8,061	$7,497	$10,942	$260	$44,360	47	165	1,541
NJ	$7,987	$7,677	$11,899	$6,074	$33,965	30	44	390
OK	$7,986	$80	$8,303	$80	$12,684	14	7	32
PA	$7,984	$6,722	$10,620	$40	$47,649	39	84	1,127
MO	$7,983	$7,827	$9,371	$200	$27,644	11	28	134
DC	$7,912	$7,510	$8,315	$7,003	$20,116	1 ⚠ thin data	4	6
LA	$7,907	$7,512	$10,794	$3,434	$21,904	15	54	330
CT	$7,907	$7,677	$14,934	$3,970	$48,562	7	8	31
WI	$7,866	$7,866	$8,062	$3,924	$25,563	20	25	123
VA	$7,831	$7,583	$8,022	$4,346	$14,980	15	28	239
ME	$7,831	$7,677	$9,606	$4,340	$11,014	10	6	35
NH	$7,773	$6,393	$7,987	$69	$25,238	7	26	204
WV	$7,687	$3,591	$9,558	$95	$10,036	3	7	12
IN	$7,681	$524	$8,296	$134	$28,113	21	42	158
RI	$7,677	$7,677	$7,677	$4,553	$13,611	2 ⚠ thin data	3	10
CA	$7,677	$2,294	$7,872	$1	$70,866	63	176	1,301
KS	$7,567	$6,187	$7,983	$3,329	$19,917	12	24	123
OR	$7,307	$7,307	$7,307	$7,307	$7,307	2 ⚠ thin data	1	2
MT	$7,225	$7,007	$8,159	$5,844	$24,381	8	27	70
WA	$5,351	$5,199	$9,476	$4,989	$23,241	14	17	64
MN	$5,190	$5,160	$7,379	$1	$27,277	33	36	690
NE	$2,763	$2,353	$6,108	$727	$14,338	4	28	46
DE	$2,168	$2,168	$2,214	$223	$10,094	2 ⚠ thin data	11	13
IA	$1,092	$752	$1,176	$246	$17,121	24	54	565
ID	$868	$743	$1,122	$367	$822,207	12	140	417
MI	$861	$535	$4,999	$93	$22,999	27	254	708
MA	$812	$757	$812	$392	$11,246	4	104	143
OH	$611	$536	$861	$14	$25,770	31	135	1,324
HI	$454	$441	$467	$441	$661	6	5	29
AL	$200	$200	$13,860	$66	$21,155	8	35	119