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Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A7526

Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy Tube Collar/Holder cost?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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$4.79$2.95 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$2.82 to $4.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10facility $4professional $5

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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.88
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
$1.62
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$4.17

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 51

$4.79

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.