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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $832.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $631 to $832Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,000
$500$1Kfacility $832professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
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
Johns Hopkins Employer Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd 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.