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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

South Carolina 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$380$347 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,631 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $18,197Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $331 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $380

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
$380.19
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$437

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.