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Shoulder Orthosis (SO), without Joints, Off-the-Shelf

California rates for HCPCS L3678

Shoulder orthosis (SO), shoulder joint design, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shoulder Orthosis (SO), without Joints, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$39.81 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$31.62 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $28 to $89Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $40 to $98
$50$100facility $36professional $79

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Kansas than in California. 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.

California· 51st of 51

$39.81

KS $331CA $39.81

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.