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

Nebraska 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$61.66$54.95 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$126 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $74 to $537Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $44 to $158
$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $62

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
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
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 22nd of 51

$74.13

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.