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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Alabama rates for HCPCS L1846

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, custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $1,349.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $832 to $933Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,349
$500$1Kfacility $832professional $724

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
5 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$724

HI $1,950DE $617

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.