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

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$51.29 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$89.13 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $71 to $234Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $51 to $85
$50$100$200facility $141professional $63

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
1 more rate 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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 33rd 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.