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

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$933 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$933 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $1,230

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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,964.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th 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.