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Tracheostomy Mask

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A7525

Tracheostomy mask, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Mask cost?

$2.19

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.19 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.19 from a physician practice, and about $1.74 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$2.19$2.00 to $2.19
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.74$1.58 to $2.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2facility $2professional $2

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.34
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.82
8 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
$0.93
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KX · Policy requirements met
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$3.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$2.19

KS $3.31AL $1.48

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.