Orthotic fitting and training cost
What a orthotic fitting and training costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Consolidated System Premium Pricer
Operating in a concentrated regional market (CBSA HHI 6,176), Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital commands a 1.58× BaseRate commercial premium across insurers. Self-pay cash quotes, in-state peer hospitals, and freestanding outpatient facilities offer critical leverage against consolidated system pricing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.77× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 76% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 91% patient recommendation (83/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (70.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (2.6×) & laboratory (3.6×) services average 1.17× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.25×) jump +23% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.83×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,176) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
National State Price Index Heatmap · Orthotic fitting and training
State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories
Across 2,350 hospitals in 52 states, a orthotic fitting and training has a fair BaseRate of $54 and typically costs $42–$105. The cheapest state is WV; the priciest is SD.
Cheapest hospitals for a orthotic fitting and training
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon, NH $18
- Boone Memorial Hospital · Madison, WV $18
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell, MI $19
- Breckinridge Memorial Hospital · Hardinsburg, KY $19
- Three Rivers Medical Center · Louisa, KY $19
- Kentucky River Medical Center · Jackson, KY $19
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr · San Francisco, CA $20
- Madison Parish Hospital · Tallulah, LA $22
- Touro Infirmary · New Orleans, LA $22
- East Jefferson General Hospital · Metairie, LA $22
- Childrens Hospital · New Orleans, LA $22
- West Jefferson Medical Center · Marrero, LA $22
- Dequincy Memorial Hospital · Dequincy, LA $22
- Christus Coushatta Health Care Center · Coushatta, LA $23
- Fishermen's Community Hospital · Marathon, FL $23
Orthotic fitting and training cost by state
Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $44
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $44).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask U.S. Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $54 Fair BaseRate ($31 Medicare)
Your bill ($122) is $68 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($54) and 3.9× the $31 Medicare rate.