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Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile)

Alabama rates for HCPCS L1280

Addition to thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), (low profile), rib gusset (elastic), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile) cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $93.33.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $78Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $41 to $93
$50$100facility $72professional $54

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
5 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
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$53.70

HI $166FL $52.48

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.