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Femoral Fracture Orthosis (KAFO), Thermoplastic

North Carolina 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$1,175$891 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$832 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,349Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,349
$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $1,175

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$1,175

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.