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SEWHFO, Airplane, Thoracic Support Bar, with Joints

Iowa rates for HCPCS L3978

Shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand-finger orthosis (SEWHO), abduction positioning (airplane design), thoracic component and support bar, 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, Airplane, Thoracic Support Bar, with Joints cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$2,089$1,288 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$2,291 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,233Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $2,089

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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.2 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$2,089

MT $2,291DE $1,023

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.