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Orthopedic Shoe Addition, Sole, Half

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L3530

Orthopedic shoe addition, sole, half

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$17.78 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$21.88 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $21

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$21.38

MN $38.02DC $15.14

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.