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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright with Stop

North Carolina 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$229 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$214 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $347
$200$500facility $245professional $302

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
14 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
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$302

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.