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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

Colorado rates for HCPCS L1850

Knee orthosis (KO), Swedish type, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$148 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$151 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $407Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $309
$100$200$500facility $214professional $162

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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 48th of 51

$162

HI $437UT $151

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.