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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fitted

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

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

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$525$490 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$537 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,129Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $479 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $525

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
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Kansas 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.

Tennessee· 42nd of 51

$525

KS $1,096DC $437

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.