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

North Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$151 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$135 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $234Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $120 to $234
$100$200$500facility $135professional $204

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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
14 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
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$204

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.