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

South 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$67.61 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$72.44 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $63 to $132Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $59 to $132
$50$100$200facility $81professional $76

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
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
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
12 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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$75.86

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.