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

North Carolina 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$89.13$67.61 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $51 to $102Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $52 to $102
$50$100facility $71professional $89

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
14 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
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$89.13

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.