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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Solid Stirrup

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L1980

Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), single upright free plantar dorsiflexion, solid stirrup, calf band/cuff (single bar 'BK' orthosis), custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Solid Stirrup cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$240$214 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$214 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $186 to $646Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $191 to $263
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $240

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Hawaii 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$240

HI $794DC $170

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.