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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 July 2026.

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

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$138$87.10 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$89.13 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $74 to $275Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $76 to $162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $151professional $138

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
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 4th of 51

$141

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.