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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

Massachusetts 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 9 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$126$75.86 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$97.72 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $66 to $257Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $63 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $126

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
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$870.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$870.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 8th of 51

$126

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.