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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Thermoplastic Foam

South 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$85.11 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$89.13 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $85 to $219Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $81 to $174
$50$100$200facility $115professional $100

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
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
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
8 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$100

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.