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Varus/Valgus Correction, Plastic Modification

Iowa rates for HCPCS L2275

Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction, plastic modification, padded/lined

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Varus/Valgus Correction, Plastic Modification cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$178$97.72 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$178 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $123 to $741Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $87 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $178

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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
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
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii than in New Jersey. 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· 3rd of 51

$178

HI $214NJ $74.13

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.