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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

North Carolina 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 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$132$100 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$93.33 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $46 to $151Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $81 to $151
$50$100$200facility $115professional $132

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
11 more rates 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$132

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.