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TLSO, Initial Orthosis Only

Louisiana 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$1,096$871 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,622 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,479
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $1,096

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$1,175

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.