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Knee Orthosis, Rigid, without Joints, Off-the-Shelf

Minnesota rates for HCPCS L1836

Knee orthosis (KO), rigid, without joint(s), includes soft interface material, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Rigid, without Joints, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$129$110 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$135 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $95 to $776Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $79 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $129

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$135

MN $135DC $45.71

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.