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Orthopedic Footwear, Woman's Oxford Shoe for Brace

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L3224

Orthopedic footwear, woman's shoe, Oxford, used as an integral part of a brace (orthosis)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Orthopedic Footwear, Woman's Oxford Shoe for Brace cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$50.12$40.74 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$36.31 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $21 to $58Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $58
$20$50$100facility $56professional $50

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
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
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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· 22nd of 51

$50.12

HI $123KY $39.81

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.