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Abdominal Pad for TLSO (Low Profile)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1270

Addition to thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), (low profile), abdominal pad

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Abdominal Pad for TLSO (Low Profile) cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$85.11$64.57 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$60.26 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $28 to $98Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $50 to $98
$50$100facility $65professional $85

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
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
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in New Jersey. 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· 9th of 51

$85.11

HI $166NJ $46.77

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.