go back

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

South Carolina 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$398$316 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$316 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $316 to $871Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $316 to $589
$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $398

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$398

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.