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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Kansas 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$631 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$1,047 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,096Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $1,072

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
4 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
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$1,072

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.