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

South Carolina 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 6 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$57.54$54.95 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$57.54 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $58 to $145Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $46 to $102
$50$100$200facility $69professional $58

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$58.88

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.