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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 July 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$174$148 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$178 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $166 to $550Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $129 to $263
$50$100$200$500facility $251professional $174

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 38th of 51

$178

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.