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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8514

Tracheo-esophageal puncture dilator, replacement only, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$85.11$64.57 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$75.86 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $178Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $51 to $93
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $93professional $85

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $85.11 · 13th of 51
KS $123DE $50.12

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.