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Knee Orthosis, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Custom Fabricated

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1840

Knee orthosis (KO), derotation, medial-lateral, anterior cruciate ligament, custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Custom Fabricated cost?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$676 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$1,096 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in Vermont. 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· 3rd of 51

$1,148

HI $1,622VT $537

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.