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

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$316 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$851 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,585Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $295 to $490
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Rhode Island· 37th of 51

$372

HI $692DC $275

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.