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Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile)

Kansas 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$53.70 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$60.26 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $60 to $83Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $47 to $83
$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $78

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
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
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
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
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 19th of 51

$72.44

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.