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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

Connecticut 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 5 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$263$224 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$309 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $245 to $537Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $513
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $372professional $263

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $275 · 40th 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.