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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A7521

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 7 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$50.12$41.69 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$48.98 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $32 to $126Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $32 to $58
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $65professional $50

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
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $52.48 · 12th of 51
KS $79.43CO $33.11

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.