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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 July 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 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 $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$447 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$617 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,862Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $363 to $692
$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas than in Washington, DC. 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· 28th of 51

$589

KS $1,000DC $309

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.