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Above Knee (AK), Stubbies with Articulated Ankle/Foot

Iowa rates for HCPCS L5220

Above knee (AK), short prosthesis, no knee joint (stubbies), with articulated ankle/foot, dynamically aligned, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Above Knee (AK), Stubbies with Articulated Ankle/Foot cost?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$3,631$2,455 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,631 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $17,783Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $3,631

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
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$3,631

HI $5,623DC $1,778

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.