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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Foam with Thoracic Extension

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L0174

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$166$155 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$245 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $219 to $617Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $135 to $224
$100$200$500facility $417professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Hawaii than in Alabama. 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.

Louisiana· 42nd of 51

$178

HI $537AL $158

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.