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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

New York rates for HCPCS L5450

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $417 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$295 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$324 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $309 to $912Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $741
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $324

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Montana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 26th of 51

$324

MT $603DE $224

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.