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Surgical Boot, Child

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L3209

Surgical boot, each, child

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Boot, Child cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$18.20$14.79 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$13.18 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10$20facility $28professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
12 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
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Colorado. 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$18.20

WY $75.86CO $17.38

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.