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SEWHFO, Shoulder Cap, with Joints, Custom Fabricated

Iowa rates for HCPCS L3977

Shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand-finger orthosis (SEWHO), shoulder cap design, includes one or more nontorsion joints, elastic bands, turnbuckles, may include soft interface, straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does SEWHFO, Shoulder Cap, with Joints, Custom Fabricated cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,230 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$2,188 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,995

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Montana than in Vermont. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$1,995

MT $2,188VT $977

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.