Knee and ankle torsion mechanism for orthotic brace

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Torsion Mechanism Knee/Ankle

Payers reporting HCPCS L2861

Payer pricing summary

Low

Average

$698

Median

$600

High

$1.6k

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +8 other terms	32	$346	$486	$399	82%	—	$293 – $2.4k
2	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +11 other terms	30	$189	$357	$307	86%	—	$73 – $1.0k
3	Anthem facility · case rate · outpatient · +7 other terms	16	$757	$742	$280	38%	—	$262 – $1.3k
4	Caresource facility · case rate · outpatient · +3 other terms	16	$772	$771	$259	34%	—	$262 – $1.3k
5	UnitedHealthcare facility · case rate · outpatient · +8 other terms	16	$772	$812	$240	29%	—	$262 – $1.3k
6	Molina facility · case rate · outpatient · +4 other terms	15	$767	$840	$195	23%	—	$537 – $1.3k
7	Wellmark fee schedule · both · +2 other terms	13	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
8	Bcbs Mn fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	12	$903	$687	$380	55%	—	$302 – $1.1k
9	Oscar facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges · +2 other terms	12	$106	$102	$13	13%	—	$58 – $106
10	Optum facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms	11	$723	$794	$177	22%	—	$652 – $1.2k
11	Cigna professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +8 other terms	10	$226	$221	$11	5%	—	$197 – $226
12	Highmark fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	10	$110	$110	—	—	—	$110 – $110
13	Phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +3 other terms	9	$1.4k	$1.5k	$473	33%	—	$385 – $2.0k
14	Kaiser percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	8	$1.5k	$1.6k	$317	20%	—	$1.1k – $2.0k
15	Aetna Better Health fee schedule · inpatient · +3 other terms	7	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
16	Amerihealth Caritas percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	7	$1.6k	$1.6k	$307	19%	—	$1.2k – $2.0k
17	Carefirst percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	7	$1.6k	$1.6k	$307	19%	—	$1.2k – $2.0k
18	Cigna Healthspring percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	7	$1.6k	$1.6k	$307	19%	—	$1.2k – $2.0k
19	Humana fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms	6	$130	$152	$49	32%	—	$130 – $262
20	Bcbs Ks fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	3	$511	$531	$31	6%	—	$507 – $575
21	First Health professional · fee schedule · both · +5 other terms	3	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
22	MultiPlan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +5 other terms	3	$471	$536	$119	22%	—	$434 – $702
23	Excellus fee schedule · outpatient	2	$374	$372	$54	15%	—	$219 – $391
24	Tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	2	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
25	Ambetter facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	1	$293	$293	—	—	—	$293 – $293

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