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

Virginia 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 8 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$331 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$457 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $331 to $741Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $275 to $661
$500$1Kfacility $692professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$389

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.