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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

Minnesota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$575$479 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$575 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,677Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $661
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $977professional $575

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $575 · 1st 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.