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Heel, New Leather, Standard

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L3455

Heel, new leather, standard

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heel, New Leather, Standard cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$28.84 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$27.54 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $23 to $44
$20$50facility $28professional $38

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
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
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
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
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12

Where North 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$38.02

MT $52.48DE $19.95

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.