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Milwaukee Type Superstructure for TLSO (Low Profile)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1230

Addition to thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), (low profile), Milwaukee type superstructure

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Milwaukee Type Superstructure for TLSO (Low Profile) cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$372 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$347 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $204 to $562Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $295 to $562
$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $490

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
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
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Montana 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$490

MT $871FL $295

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.