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Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Full Plastic, Double Upright

Minnesota rates for HCPCS L2036

Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), full plastic, double upright, with or without free motion knee, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$2,042$1,549 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,549 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $2,042

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
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,197.01
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.9 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· 8th of 51

$2,188

HI $2,754DE $955

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.