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LO, Rigid Anterior and Posterior Panels, Off-the-Shelf

Alabama rates for HCPCS L0642

Lumbar orthosis (LO), sagittal control, with rigid anterior and posterior panels, posterior extends from L-1 to below L-5 vertebra, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does LO, Rigid Anterior and Posterior Panels, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $331Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $182 to $331
$200$500facility $302professional $251

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
5 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
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$251

HI $490UT $191

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.