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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Foam with Thoracic Extension

South Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$182$162 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$182 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $316Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$100$200$500facility $219professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
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
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$182

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.