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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 October 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$398 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$646 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,622Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $575
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $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
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 44th of 51

$457

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.