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

South 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$132 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$132 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $120 to $275Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500facility $135professional $155

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
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
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$155

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.