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Cervical Collar, Two-Piece Foam with Thoracic Extension

Vermont 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$219$200 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$151 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $245Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $195 to $575
$100$200$500facility $204professional $219

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$219

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.