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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L1920

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $331 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$234 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $219 to $724Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $162 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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· 31st of 51

$234

MN $490DC $162

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.