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Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Free Knee

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L2000

Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), single upright, free knee, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'AK' orthosis), custom fabricated

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Single Upright, Free Knee cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 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 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$871$603 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$708 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,455Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $871

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$871

HI $2,570DC $490

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.