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Minnesota rates for HCPCS L0649

Lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO), sagittal-coronal control, with rigid posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panels, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, stays, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HCPCS L0649 cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$245$170 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$148 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $148 to $933Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $245

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$245

HI $347UT $132

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.