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TLSO, Triplanar Control, Rigid Frame, Prefabricated

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L0470

Thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), triplanar control, rigid posterior frame and flexible soft anterior apron with straps, closures and padding extends from sacrococcygeal junction to scapula, lateral strength provided by pelvic, thoracic, and lateral frame pieces, rotational strength provided by subclavicular extensions, restricts gross trunk motion in sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes, provides intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral disks, includes fitting and shaping the frame, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does TLSO, Triplanar Control, Rigid Frame, Prefabricated cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$437$417 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$437 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $851Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $372 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $437

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
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
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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· 34th of 51

$437

HI $1,413DE $372

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.