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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

Colorado rates for HCPCS L2270

Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction (T) strap, padded/lined or malleolus pad

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$37.15$30.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$37.15 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $19 to $98Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $87
$20$50$100facility $49professional $37

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
6 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
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 32nd of 51

$37.15

HI $132DC $33.11

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.