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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Custom Fabricated

Minnesota 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 6 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$1,820$1,479 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,820 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $1,820

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,135.61
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$1,820

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.