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

Kentucky 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$70.79$61.66 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$57.54 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $34 to $126Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $55 to $98
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $71

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
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
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
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.76

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 24th of 51

$70.79

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.