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Knee Orthosis, Swedish Type, Off-the-Shelf

North Carolina 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$182 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$182 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $251Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $251
$100$200facility $214professional $219

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
14 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
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$219

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.