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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 October 2026.

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

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$112$70.79 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$115 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $78 to $537Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $58 to $155
$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $112

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
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
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$112

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.