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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Alabama 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 4 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$355$331 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$2,754 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,550Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $275 to $468
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $355

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$437

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.