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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fabricated

Kansas 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$1,778$1,288 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,349 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,291Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 6th of 51

$1,778

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.