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Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile)

Connecticut 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$58.88$58.88 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$72.44 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $145Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $54 to $78
$50$100facility $102professional $59

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89
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
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$60.26

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.