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Unclassified Spinal Orthosis

California rates for HCPCS L1499

Spinal orthosis, not otherwise specified

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unclassified Spinal Orthosis cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$151 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$54.95 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $50 to $158Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $63professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where California sits

The same service costs 19952623.1 times more in Arkansas than in Louisiana. 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.

California· 48th of 51

$63.10

AR $398,107LA $0.02

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.