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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

Colorado rates for HCPCS L5450

Immediate postsurgical or early fitting, application of nonweight bearing rigid dressing, below knee (BK)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 7 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$295$245 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$295 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $158 to $724Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $224 to $490
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $437professional $295

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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $295 · 34th of 51
MN $575DE $229

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.