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Femoral Fracture Orthosis (KAFO), Thermoplastic

Iowa rates for HCPCS L2126

Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), fracture orthosis, femoral fracture cast orthosis, thermoplastic type casting material, custom fabricated

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Femoral Fracture Orthosis (KAFO), Thermoplastic cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$813 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,445 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $912 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,349

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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
4 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
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$1,349

HI $1,820DE $617

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.