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TLSO, Initial Orthosis Only

North Carolina 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$1,514$1,148 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$1,096 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,698
$1K$2Kfacility $1,175professional $1,514

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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$1,514

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.