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Diabetic Custom Molded Shoe from Cast of Patient's Foot

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS A5501

For diabetics only, fitting (including follow-up), custom preparation and supply of shoe molded from cast(s) of patient's foot (custom molded shoe), per shoe

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diabetic Custom Molded Shoe from Cast of Patient's Foot cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$117 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$389 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $178 to $617Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $204
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$141

WI $269CO $129

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.