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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 July 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 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 $112 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$74.13 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$81.28 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $58 to $257Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $112
$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $98

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Kansas 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$97.72

KS $309DE $61.66

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.