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Knee Orthosis, Single Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Virginia 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$468 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$631 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,072Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $955
$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $550

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
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
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
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$575

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.