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Upper Extremity Fracture Orthosis, Humeral, Shoulder Cap

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L3981

Upper extremity fracture orthosis, humeral, prefabricated, includes shoulder cap design, with or without joints, forearm section, may include soft interface, straps, includes fitting and adjustments

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Extremity Fracture Orthosis, Humeral, Shoulder Cap cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 5 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$603$525 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$631 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,995Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $457 to $813
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $912professional $603

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
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Kansas than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $617 · 30th of 51
KS $1,202NV $437

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.