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Interspinous Spacer Placement, Lower Back

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0171T

A small spacer is placed between the bony bumps at the back of two lower-back vertebrae to hold them slightly apart. Keeping that gap open takes pressure off nerves that are being squeezed, which can ease leg pain and heaviness on standing or walking. Small amounts of bone or ligament may be trimmed to fit the device, imaging is used during placement, and this covers one level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interspinous Spacer Placement, Lower Back cost?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $955.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,318
$1K$2Kprofessional $955

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2041.7 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 7th of 25

$955

KY $61,660SC $30.20

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.