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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

North Dakota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$501 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,495Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $389 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$724

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.