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Replacement KAFO-AFO Metal Bands, Calf or Distal Thigh

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L4090

Replace metal bands KAFO-AFO, calf or distal thigh

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement KAFO-AFO Metal Bands, Calf or Distal Thigh cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$61.66 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$57.54 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $33 to $93Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $93
$50$100facility $66professional $81

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
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
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.7 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· 18th of 51

$81.28

HI $132DE $48.98

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.