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

Virginia 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,778 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$2,188 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $1,995

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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
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
$1,548.82
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
6 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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$1,995

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.