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

Maryland 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $75.86.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $58 to $71Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $47 to $81
$50$100facility $71professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
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
Johns Hopkins Employer Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$63.10

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.