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Knee Orthosis, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Custom Fabricated

North Carolina 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$661 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$631 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,000Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,000
$500$1Kfacility $741professional $871

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
14 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
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$871

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.