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Heel or Elbow Protector

Minnesota rates for HCPCS E0191

Heel or elbow protector, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heel or Elbow Protector cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$10.23$6.92 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.88 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $10

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$21.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $12.59 · 2nd of 51
WI $13.18CA $5.37

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.