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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Arkansas rates for HCPCS L1970

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), plastic with ankle joint, custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $380,189 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 6 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$437$380 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380,189$1,096 to $758,578

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380,189 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891,251Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $269 to $646
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $380,189professional $437

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218,776.16
Median
$524,807.46
Typical High
$954,992.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $447 · 42nd of 51
HI $912DC $331

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.