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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

Kentucky 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$151 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$214 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $339Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $129 to $219
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $191

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
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
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
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$191

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.