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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

New Jersey 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$347$257 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,981 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $13,183Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $214 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $347

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$355

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.