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Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A7526

Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder cost?

$3.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 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 $3.98 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$3.02$2.34 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.39 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $4professional $3

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
$2.69
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.88

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $3.02 · 28th of 51
KS $5.25CO $2.29

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.