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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Foam with Thoracic Extension

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L0174

Cervical, collar, semi-rigid, thermoplastic foam, two piece with thoracic extension, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Foam with Thoracic Extension cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, 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 $126 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 5 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$126 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$126 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $501Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $214
$100$200$500facility $126professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$126

HI $537DC $126

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.