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

Iowa rates for HCPCS L3918

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$74.13$57.54 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$72.44 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $55 to $288Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $51 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $74

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
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$75.86

WI $115DC $46.77

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.