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TLSO, Flexible, Sacrococcygeal to T-9, Off-the-Shelf

Iowa rates for HCPCS L0455

Thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), flexible, provides trunk support, extends from sacrococcygeal junction to above T-9 vertebra, restricts gross trunk motion in the sagittal plane, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral disks with rigid stays or panel(s), includes shoulder straps and closures, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does TLSO, Flexible, Sacrococcygeal to T-9, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$209 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$295 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,148Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $191 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $339

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
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
4 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Utah. 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$339

HI $417UT $162

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.