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Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Multi-Axis Ankle

South Dakota rates for HCPCS L2038

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Multi-Axis Ankle cost?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 7 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$1,549$1,096 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,230 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $1,549

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Nevada. 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$1,549

HI $1,950NV $759

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.