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Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture Dilator, Replacement Only

South 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 6 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$54.95$51.29 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$51.29 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $51 to $145Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $48 to $85
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $76professional $55

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
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
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62

Where South 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.

South Carolina $57.54 · 41st 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.