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Knee Orthosis, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Custom Fabricated

South 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 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$661$589 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$617 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,148Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $661

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
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
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
12 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
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$661

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.