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Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Solid Stirrup

South Carolina 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$219$204 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$204 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $204 to $562Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $195 to $363
$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $219

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$219

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.