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Upper Extremity Fracture Orthosis, Radius/Ulnar

South 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$224 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$219 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $427Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $195 to $427
$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
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
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
12 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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$245

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.