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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $91.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$57.54 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$58.88 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $59 to $158Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $54 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $62

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
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
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
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th 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.