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Knee Orthosis, Double Upright, Off-the-Shelf

Minnesota 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$759$676 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$851 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $617 to $5,012Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $501 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $759

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$813

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.