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

Minnesota 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,548$2,754 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,236 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $17,378Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $3,548

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
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$33,113.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$31,622.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$3,715

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.