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

Michigan 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$550$398 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$437 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,020Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $324 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $550

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
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
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
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 16th of 51

$550

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.