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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

Alabama rates for HCPCS L8514

Tracheo-esophageal puncture dilator, replacement only, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $95.50.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $91 to $98Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $45 to $95
$50$100facility $91professional $78

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 41 + 52 · Reduced service + 93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Montana than in Virginia. 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$77.62

MT $120VA $61.66

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.