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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 October 2026.

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

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$407 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$661 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $407 to $11,482Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,413professional $589

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$661

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.