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

Louisiana 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 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$380$331 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$389 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,230Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $513
$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $380

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$389

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.