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Unclassified Spinal Orthosis

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1499

Spinal orthosis, not otherwise specified

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unclassified Spinal Orthosis cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $151.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $71 to $151
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
8 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Missouri than in Mississippi. 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$151

MO $457MS $30.20

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.