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Lumbar Decompression (PILD) or Placebo, Blinded Trial

Vermont 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,318Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $331 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$468

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.