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Thoracic-Lumbar-Sacral Orthosis (TLSO), Corset Front

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L0970

Thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), corset front

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thoracic-Lumbar-Sacral Orthosis (TLSO), Corset Front cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$97.72$79.43 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$72.44 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $42 to $112Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $112
$50$100facility $81professional $98

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
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
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Kansas than in Florida. 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· 16th of 51

$97.72

KS $309FL $60.26

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.