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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Louisiana 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$589$468 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$562 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,862Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $398 to $692
$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
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
$776.25
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
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$589

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.