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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Colorado 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 7 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$468$427 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$468 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,175Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $355 to $603
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $646professional $468

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
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $468 · 36th 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.