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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 July 2026.

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

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 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$832$661 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$832 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,715Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $832

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
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$832

HI $3,236DC $575

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.