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

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L5220

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$2,291$1,820 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,455 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $7,586Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,467
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,467professional $2,291

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $2,344 · 17th of 51
HI $5,623DE $1,479

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.