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

Missouri 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$2,089$1,820 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,455 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $2,089

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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
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
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
5 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
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 32nd of 51

$2,138

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.