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Initial Rigid Dressing, Above-Knee or Knee Disarticulation

New York rates for HCPCS L5420

Immediate postsurgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension and one cast change above knee (AK) or knee disarticulation

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Initial Rigid Dressing, Above-Knee or Knee Disarticulation cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$1,096 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$912 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $1,122

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
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.8 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.

New York· 47th of 51

$1,122

HI $2,692DC $977

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.