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

South Carolina 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 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$1,202$1,096 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,122 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,138Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
12 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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$1,202

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.