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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Louisiana 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$741$631 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$759 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,344Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $589 to $977
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $741

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 32nd of 51

$759

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.