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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 October 2026.

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

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$339 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$437 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $776Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $316 to $575
$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $389

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
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
6 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
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$389

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.