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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

Iowa 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$60.26$37.15 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$64.57 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $42 to $331Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $30 to $91
$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $60

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$173.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
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
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$60.26

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.