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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

Kentucky 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 6 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$282$245 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$234 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $741Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $389
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $324professional $282

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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $282 · 38th 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.