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Cervical, Semi-Rigid, Adjustable (Plastic Collar)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L0140

Cervical, semi-rigid, adjustable (plastic collar)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical, Semi-Rigid, Adjustable (Plastic Collar) cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 6 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$64.57$42.66 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$48.98 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $141Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $74
$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $65

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$69.18

KS $105DC $30.20

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.