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Straight Knee Joint, Heavy-Duty

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L2385

Addition to lower extremity, straight knee joint, heavy-duty, each joint

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Straight Knee Joint, Heavy-Duty cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$115$87.10 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$85.11 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $49 to $132Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $71 to $132
$50$100$200facility $98professional $115

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
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
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii than in Florida. 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· 18th of 51

$115

HI $224FL $70.79

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.