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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube Plug/Stop

Ohio rates for HCPCS A7527

Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $3.02 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.16$2.57 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.02$3.02 to $3.24

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.24
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.01
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.89
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.63
3 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$1.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.35

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. 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.

Ohio· 30th of 51

$3.16

KS $5.75DE $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.