go back

Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Below-Knee

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $575 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 7 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$457 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$479 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,148Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $832
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $575professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $575 · 3rd 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.