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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed

Alabama rates for HCPCS A7521

Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), silicone or equal, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $52.48.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $49Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $22 to $52
$20$50facility $40professional $34

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
5 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 41 + 52 · Reduced service + 93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$33.88

KS $79.43NJ $33.88

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.