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TLSO, Initial Orthosis Only

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$1,995$1,479 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,514 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $1,995

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,782.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 11th 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.