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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$51.29$33.88 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$52.48 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $40 to $1,047Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $29 to $58
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $68professional $51

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
$52.48
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66

Where South 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.

South Carolina $52.48 · 15th 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.