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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Solid Ankle, Custom Fabricated

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L1960

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), posterior solid ankle, plastic, custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$355 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$355 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $309 to $851Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $309 to $631
$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $363

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
12 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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$372

HI $977MD $355

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.