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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 October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$40.74 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$39.81 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $40 to $68Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $32 to $68
$20$50$100facility $52professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
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
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
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
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$50.12

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.