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Knee Orthosis, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Custom Fabricated

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L1840

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 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$692$550 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$724 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,291Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $912
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $692

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 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· 17th of 51

$692

HI $1,622DC $479

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.