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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Custom Fabricated

Maryland 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$417$331 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$331 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $302 to $813Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $331 to $646
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $457professional $417

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
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
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $417 · 47th 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.