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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

Illinois 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$42.66$38.02 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$85.11 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $49 to $437Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $76
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $43

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
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
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
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
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.37

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 18th of 51

$48.98

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.