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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Washington, DC 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?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $933.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $389 to $12,589Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $219 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$389.05
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$389

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.