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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Colorado 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$457 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$427 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,175Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $891
$500$1Kfacility $617professional $479

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$707.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 48th of 51

$479

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.