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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop

Iowa 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$398$245 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$398 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,089Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $195 to $589
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $398

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
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
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$398

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.