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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 July 2026.

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

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 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$63.10$54.95 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$66.07 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $62 to $209Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $48 to $85
$50$100$200facility $95professional $63

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 34th of 51

$64.57

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.