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Heel, Counter, Plastic Reinforced

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L3430

Heel, counter, plastic reinforced

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heel, Counter, Plastic Reinforced cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$100$97.72 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$105 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $95 to $200Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $100

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana than in Delaware. 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· 29th of 51

$102

MT $204DE $79.43

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.