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Upper Extremity Orthosis Addition, Joint

Colorado rates for HCPCS L3956

Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Extremity Orthosis Addition, Joint cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$22.91$17.78 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$21.38 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $40Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $52
$20$50facility $23professional $23

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Ohio than in South Carolina. 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.

Colorado· 26th of 51

$22.91

OH $75.86SC $17.78

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.