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Ratchet Assembly, Replacement Only

North Carolina rates for HCPCS K0050

Ratchet assembly, replacement only

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ratchet Assembly, Replacement Only cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$19.50 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$25.12 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $32Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $32
$20$50facility $27professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
8 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Montana than in Rhode Island. 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· 36th of 51

$26.92

MT $40.74RI $16.22

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.