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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$77.62$60.26 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$97.72 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $234Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $50 to $91
$50$100$200facility $138professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 30th 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.