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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Virginia 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$331 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,698 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $447 to $15,849Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $309 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $389

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
$416.87
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
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
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$417

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.