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Tracheostomy Mask

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A7525

Tracheostomy mask, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Mask cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $2.29 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$1.78 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.29$1.74 to $2.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $7
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $3

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
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$7.08
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
$1.48
Typical High
$2.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.78
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
$1.00
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.57

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$2.95

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.