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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

Alabama rates for HCPCS L0172

Cervical, collar, semi-rigid thermoplastic foam, two piece, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 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$85.11$81.28 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$141 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $71 to $245Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $74 to $162
$50$100$200facility $162professional $85

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
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Hawaii 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.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$91.20

HI $200DC $64.57

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.