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Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L2270

Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction (T) strap, padded/lined or malleolus pad

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Varus/Valgus Correction (T) Strap or Malleolus Pad cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$46.77$35.48 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$33.88 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $29 to $52
$20$50$100facility $49professional $47

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
14 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$46.77

HI $132DC $33.11

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.