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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Kansas 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$776$537 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$1,175 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,230Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $776

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
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
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 1st of 51

$1,000

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.