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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $195.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $214 to $234Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $219
$100$200facility $214professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
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
Johns Hopkins Employer Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 36th of 51

$182

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.