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Elastic Rib Gusset for TLSO (Low Profile)

Virginia 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$57.54 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$67.61 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $178Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $54 to $95
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $81professional $59

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
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$257.04
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
6 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
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$58.88

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.