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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Prefabricated

North Dakota rates for HCPCS L1971

Ankle foot orthosis (AFO), plastic or other material with ankle joint, with or without dorsiflexion assist, prefabricated, item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$550$398 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$417 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,259Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $251 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$550

MT $589DE $229

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.