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

North Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$257 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$275 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $83 to $295Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $200 to $331
$100$200facility $275professional $263

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
14 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
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$263

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.