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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 October 2026.

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

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$85.11$85.11 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$115 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $115 to $162Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $59 to $162
$50$100$200facility $115professional $85

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
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
1 more rate 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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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· 35th of 51

$85.11

HI $200MD $83.18

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.