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TLSO, Initial Orthosis Only

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1200

Thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), inclusive of furnishing initial orthosis only

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does TLSO, Initial Orthosis Only cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,175 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$2,042 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $2,042

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
4 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
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Hawaii than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2,042

HI $3,467PA $871

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.