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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

Minnesota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$257$178 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$155 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,096Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $257

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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$257

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.