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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 July 2026.

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

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$75.86 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$91.20 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $55 to $269Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $71 to $117
$20$50$100$200facility $123professional $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
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
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
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$89.13

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.