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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 July 2026.

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

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 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 $1,148 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 6 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$1,000$692 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$832 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $1,000

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$1,000

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.