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

Iowa rates for HCPCS L2020

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$794 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,318 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,801.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$1,318

HI $3,236DE $603

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.