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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$331 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$2,818 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $11,482Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $331 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$490

AK $1,479NY $331

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.