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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube Plug/Stop

North Dakota rates for HCPCS A7527

Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 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 5 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$4.68$3.63 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$3.16 to $3.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $4professional $5

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
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.89

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $4.57 · 6th 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.