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

New York 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$70.79 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$44.67 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $45 to $229Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $58 to $186
$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $79

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
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
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
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75

Where New York 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.

New York· 31st of 51

$79.43

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.