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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0276

Blinded procedure for lumbar stenosis, percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD) or placebo-control, performed in an approved coverage with evidence development (CED) clinical trial

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$676$347 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$355 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $331 to $9,772Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $676

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$676

CA $5,248NM $347

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.