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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Louisiana 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$447$389 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$457 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,445Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $355 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $661professional $447

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $457 · 39th 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.