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Diabetic Depth-Inlay Shoe, Off-the-Shelf, with Fitting

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A5500

For diabetics only, fitting (including follow-up), custom preparation and supply of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe manufactured to accommodate multidensity insert(s), per shoe

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diabetic Depth-Inlay Shoe, Off-the-Shelf, with Fitting cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$67.61$58.88 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$58.88 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $26 to $78Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $44 to $78
$50$100facility $59professional $68

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
4 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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Idaho than in Colorado. 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· 19th of 51

$67.61

ID $95.50CO $43.65

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.