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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Spiral, Custom Fitted

Iowa rates for HCPCS L1951

Ankle foot orthosis (AFO), spiral, (Institute of Rehabilitative Medicine-type), plastic or other material, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Spiral, Custom Fitted cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 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$646$501 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$631 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,512Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $646

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
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$646

WI $1,023DC $407

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.