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

Massachusetts 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 9 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$1,349$724 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,585 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,188
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $1,349

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 3rd of 51

$1,479

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.