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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Spring Wire, Custom Fabricated

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1900

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$191 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$186 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $98 to $295Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $155 to $295
$100$200$500facility $191professional $263

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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
14 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
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$263

HI $372DE $138

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.