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Heel or Elbow Protector

Louisiana rates for HCPCS E0191

Heel or elbow protector, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heel or Elbow Protector cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $0.02 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$7.08$6.76 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.02$0.02 to $0.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $16Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $7

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
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Minnesota than in Illinois. 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.

Louisiana· 40th of 51

$7.08

MN $15.14IL $1.35

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.