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Knee Orthosis, Inflatable Air Chambers, Off-the-Shelf

Alabama rates for HCPCS L1848

Knee orthosis (KO), double upright with adjustable joint, with inflatable air support chamber(s), prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Inflatable Air Chambers, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $661.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $437 to $468Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $661
$200$500facility $437professional $347

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
5 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
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Montana 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$347

MT $741DE $316

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.