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Axillary Crutch Extension

Virginia rates for HCPCS L0978

Axillary crutch extension

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Axillary Crutch Extension cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 8 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$126$117 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$158 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $117 to $302Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $240professional $126

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
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Virginia· 21st of 51

$132

HI $692DC $97.72

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.