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Upper Extremity Fracture Orthosis, Radius/Ulnar

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L3982

Upper extremity fracture orthosis, radius/ulnar, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Extremity Fracture Orthosis, Radius/Ulnar cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$245 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$229 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $372
$200$500facility $263professional $324

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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
14 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Hawaii 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$324

HI $912DE $195

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.