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Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube Plug/Stop

South 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 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 $5.37 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$4.79$3.39 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$3.63 to $5.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$8.91
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$4.79

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.