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Diabetic Shoe Modification, Metatarsal Bar

Connecticut rates for HCPCS A5505

For diabetics only, modification (including fitting) of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe or custom molded shoe with metatarsal bar, per shoe

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diabetic Shoe Modification, Metatarsal Bar cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 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$28.18$19.95 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$28.18 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $26 to $46Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $42
$20$50$100facility $31professional $28

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
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas 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.

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$28.18

KS $48.98CO $20.89

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.