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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L1852

Knee orthosis (KO), double 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, Double Upright, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$575$437 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$603 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,778Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $355 to $661
$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $575

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.1 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· 23rd of 51

$575

KS $933DC $302

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.