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

Tennessee 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 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 $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$57.54$51.29 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $58 to $71Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $51 to $589
$50$100$200$500facility $71professional $58

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$58.88

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.