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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Washington, DC 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?

$331

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$331$331 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$331 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,318Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $331 to $525
$500$1Kfacility $331professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
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
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.8 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

$331

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.