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

South Carolina 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 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$447$389 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$417 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $708Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $324 to $708
$500$1Kfacility $437professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
12 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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$447

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.