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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Spring Wire, Custom Fabricated

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L1900

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), spring wire, dorsiflexion assist calf band, custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Spring Wire, Custom Fabricated cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 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$123$123 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$123 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $123 to $501Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $123 to $174
$100$200$500facility $123professional $123

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$123

HI $372DC $123

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.