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Orthopedic Shoe Addition, Sole, Half

Alabama rates for HCPCS L3530

Orthopedic shoe addition, sole, half

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Orthopedic Shoe Addition, Sole, Half cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $36.31.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $28Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36
$20$50facility $26professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
5 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
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Montana than in New Jersey. 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$19.05

MT $40.74NJ $18.62

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.