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Cervical Collar, Wire Frame Occipital/Mandibular Support

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L0160

Cervical, semi-rigid, wire frame occipital/mandibular support, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Collar, Wire Frame Occipital/Mandibular Support cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$155$107 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$117 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $83 to $355Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $87 to $178
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $178professional $155

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $155 · 9th of 51
HI $219DC $72.44

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.