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

Colorado 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$389$316 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$437 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,380Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $933
$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $389

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
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
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
6 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
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 35th of 51

$389

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.