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

North Carolina 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$759 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$741 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,148Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $1,000

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
14 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
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$1,000

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.