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Hand Orthosis (HO), Metacarpal Fracture, Off-the-Shelf

Connecticut rates for HCPCS L3918

Hand orthosis (HO), metacarpal fracture orthosis, prefabricated, off-the-shelf

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hand Orthosis (HO), Metacarpal Fracture, Off-the-Shelf cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$66.07$54.95 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$70.79 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $71 to $126Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $51 to $81
$50$100$200facility $105professional $66

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
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
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Montana 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$66.07

MT $123DE $51.29

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.