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

Alabama rates for HCPCS L0974

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $251.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $135 to $151Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $83 to $251
$100$200facility $135professional $129

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
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
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Alabama· 28th of 51

$132

KS $389NJ $100

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.