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Knee Orthosis, Adjustable Joints, Positional, Custom Fitted

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1832

Knee orthosis (KO), adjustable knee joints (unicentric or polycentric), positional orthosis, rigid support, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Adjustable Joints, Positional, Custom Fitted cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$692$457 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$457 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $219 to $794Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $355 to $794
$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $692

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
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
16 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
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in New Hampshire. 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· 7th of 51

$692

HI $871NH $339

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.