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

Iowa 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 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$427$339 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$407 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,738Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $427

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
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 29th of 51

$427

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.