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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube Plug/Stop

Colorado rates for HCPCS A7527

Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube Plug/Stop cost?

$2.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.24 from a physician practice, and about $3.55 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 7 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$2.24$2.14 to $3.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.55$2.14 to $5.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $4professional $2

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
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.57
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.08
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $2.57 · 51st of 51
KS $5.75CO $2.57

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.