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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Minnesota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 6 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$676$427 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,023 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $661 to $21,380Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,188professional $676

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$724

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.