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Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Ankle Joint, Prefabricated

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS L1971

Ankle foot orthosis (AFO), plastic or other material with ankle joint, with or without dorsiflexion assist, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 4 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$275$240 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$692 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,288Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $102 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,000professional $275

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$302

MN $562DC $224

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.