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Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder

Maryland rates for HCPCS A7526

Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder cost?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$2.40 to $3.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$21.88 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $2 to $30Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $24professional $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
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.07

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $3.09 · 26th 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.