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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Solid Stirrup

Minnesota 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$490$389 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$490 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $417 to $3,981Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $288 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $490

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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$691.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$490

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.