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Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder

Connecticut rates for HCPCS A7526

Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder cost?

$3.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $2.82 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$3.02$2.40 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.82$2.82 to $2.82

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $27Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.82
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.37
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.17
4 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
$1.15
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.2 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$3.02

KS $5.25NJ $2.40

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.