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

Minnesota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$631$490 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$490 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,236Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $631

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$692

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.