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Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile)

Iowa 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$97.72$58.88 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$100 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $66 to $513Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $49 to $145
$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $98

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
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
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$97.72

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.