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Knee Orthosis, Adjustable Joints, Positional, Off-the-Shelf

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L1833

Knee orthosis (KO), adjustable knee joints (unicentric or polycentric), positional orthosis, rigid support, prefabricated, off-the shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Adjustable Joints, Positional, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 5 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$234$234 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$234 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,318Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $234 to $490
$500$1Kfacility $234professional $234

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$234

HI $708DC $234

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.