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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 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$708$661 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$708 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,738Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $708

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,318.26
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Colorado· 42nd of 51

$708

HI $1,950DC $550

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.