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

Louisiana 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$72.44$63.10 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$79.43 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $229Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $59 to $98
$50$100$200facility $79professional $72

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
5 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
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 40th of 51

$79.43

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.