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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Custom Fabricated

Michigan 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 Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$1,023$813 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$832 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,023

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
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
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
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
1 more rate 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
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 18th 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.