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Ankle Orthosis, Gauntlet, Off-the-Shelf

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L1902

Ankle orthosis (AO), ankle gauntlet or similar, with or without joints, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ankle Orthosis, Gauntlet, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$53.70 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$50.12 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $29 to $81Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $44 to $81
$50$100facility $58professional $71

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
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
15 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
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 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· 19th of 51

$70.79

HI $117DE $44.67

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.