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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fabricated

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1844

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, custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 8 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$1,413$933 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,288 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $1,413

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
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$1,413

HI $2,138DC $741

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.