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Wrist-Hand-Finger Orthosis (WHFO), Off-the-Shelf

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L3809

Wrist-hand-finger orthosis (WHFO), without joint(s), prefabricated, off-the-shelf, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wrist-Hand-Finger Orthosis (WHFO), Off-the-Shelf cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$158$129 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$204 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $195 to $468Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $105 to $229
$100$200$500facility $204professional $158

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
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
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$174

HI $275DE $126

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.