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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$389$347 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $11,482Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $302 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $389

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$417

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.