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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

Minnesota 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 6 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$170$138 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$170 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,380Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $91 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $170

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
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$239.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$170

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.