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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Custom Fabricated

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L1940

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), plastic or other material, custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Custom Fabricated cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$229$229 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$229 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $912Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $372
$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $229

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$229

HI $851DC $229

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.