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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop

Alabama rates for HCPCS L1920

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), single upright with static or adjustable stop (Phelps or Perlstein type), custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $372.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $275Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $162 to $372
$200$500facility $245professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
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
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Montana 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$195

MT $513DE $178

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.