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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $417.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,311Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $251 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 34th 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.