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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Multiligamentous Support, Off-the-Shelf

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1906

Ankle foot orthosis (AFO), multiligamentous ankle support, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Multiligamentous Support, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$81.28 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$135 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $93 to $724Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $68 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $135

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
4 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
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$135

HI $316DE $63.10

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.