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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Rhode Island 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$339 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,802 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $14,791Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $417

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$501

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.