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

Louisiana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 5 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$126$107 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$129 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $120 to $407Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $166
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $186professional $126

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $129 · 23rd 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.