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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

Connecticut 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$54.95 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$91.20 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $87 to $123Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $54 to $78
$50$100$200facility $95professional $62

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
4 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
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 48th of 51

$61.66

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.