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Heel, SACH Cushion Type

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L3450

Heel, SACH cushion type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heel, SACH Cushion Type cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$97.72$74.13 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $36 to $112Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $58 to $112
$50$100$200facility $71professional $98

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
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
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$97.72

HI $132DE $51.29

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.