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Heel, Counter, Leather Reinforced

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L3440

Heel, counter, leather reinforced

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heel, Counter, Leather Reinforced cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$47.86$46.77 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$50.12 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $46 to $93Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $42 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $48

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Montana 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$48.98

MT $97.72FL $41.69

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.