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

Kentucky 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$372 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$437 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $372 to $977Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $324 to $575
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $437

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
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
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
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$437

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.