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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fitted

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L1845

Knee orthosis (KO), double 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, Double Upright, Custom Fitted cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$575$501 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$603 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,778Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $457 to $741
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $575

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$589

WI $1,023DC $447

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.