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Lateral Thoracic Extension for TLSO (Low Profile)

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1210

Addition to thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), (low profile), lateral thoracic extension

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lateral Thoracic Extension for TLSO (Low Profile) cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$295$178 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$295 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,549Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $148 to $437
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $295

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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
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
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in Florida. 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· 7th of 51

$295

HI $479FL $138

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.