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

New York 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$776 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$776 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,399Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $813

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
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
5 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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89

Where New York 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.

New York· 31st of 51

$813

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.