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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

Connecticut 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$34.67 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$48.98 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $49 to $78Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $32 to $49
$50$100facility $56professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
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
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$36.31

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.