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Varus/Valgus Correction, Plastic Modification

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L2275

Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction, plastic modification, padded/lined

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Varus/Valgus Correction, Plastic Modification cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$112$85.11 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$79.43 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $46 to $129Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $69 to $129
$50$100$200facility $102professional $112

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
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
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii than in New Jersey. 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· 19th of 51

$112

HI $214NJ $74.13

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.