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

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L0648

Lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO), sagittal control, with rigid anterior and posterior panels, posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 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 LSO, Rigid Anterior and Posterior Panels, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$776$759 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$759 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $251 to $832Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $589 to $977
$500$1Kfacility $759professional $776

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
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
15 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
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CG · Policy criteria applied
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25

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· 10th of 51

$776

HI $1,230UT $479

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.