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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

Minnesota 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$67.61$48.98 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$52.48 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $52 to $331Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $30 to $107
$20$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $68

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$69.18

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.