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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

Iowa 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$288$204 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$269 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,096Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $166 to $407
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $288

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
4 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
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$288

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.