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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fitted

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L1843

Knee orthosis (KO), single upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fitted cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$513 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$871 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,188Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $437 to $794
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,318professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Iowa than in New Hampshire. 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· 30th of 51

$617

IA $1,096NH $513

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.