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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $13.80 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$79.43 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $269Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $65 to $115
$20$50$100$200facility $14professional $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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
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
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.4 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$85.11

HI $200DC $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.