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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop

Maryland 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $245.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $245Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $295
$200$500facility $245professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
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
Johns Hopkins Employer Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$209

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.