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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Minnesota 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$741$537 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$447 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,162Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $447 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $741

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$741

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.