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Orthopedic Shoe Addition, Sole, Half

Iowa rates for HCPCS L3530

Orthopedic shoe addition, sole, half

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$22.91 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$41.69 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $30 to $178Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $37

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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$100.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
4 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
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.47

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$38.02

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.