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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 October 2026.

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

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$48.98 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$45.71 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $23 to $74Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $40 to $74
$20$50$100facility $47professional $65

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
14 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
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. 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· 16th of 51

$64.57

KS $97.72DE $33.88

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.