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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

New York 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$389$331 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,455 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $398 to $11,482Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58

Where New York 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.

New York· 20th of 51

$427

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.