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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$363$288 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$339 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $224 to $955Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $380
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $398professional $363

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $363 · 15th 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.