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

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L2037

Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), full plastic, single 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, Single Upright cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$1,479$1,122 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$1,072 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,698
$1K$2Kfacility $1,175professional $1,479

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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 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· 18th of 51

$1,479

HI $2,818DE $851

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.