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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Alabama rates for HCPCS L1851

Knee orthosis (KO), single upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $676.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $631 to $708Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $398 to $676
$500$1Kfacility $631professional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
5 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
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Alabama· 39th of 51

$537

KS $1,000UT $457

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.