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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 October 2026.

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

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 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 $832 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$617 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$708 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,042Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,660
$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $708

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
6 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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 44th of 51

$708

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.