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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fitted

Virginia 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$447 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$676 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,622Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $447 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $513

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
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
2 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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$525

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.