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

Iowa rates for HCPCS L0974

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 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$138$112 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$135 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $102 to $562Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $83 to $288
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $174professional $138

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
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Kansas than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $138 · 17th of 51
KS $389DC $83.18

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.