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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L1970

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 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 $550 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$437$407 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$468 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,288Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $398 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,466.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
5 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
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Iowa than in Delaware. 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$447

IA $955DE $398

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.