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Nonweight-Bearing Rigid Dressing, Above-Knee

Connecticut rates for HCPCS L5460

Immediate postsurgical or early fitting, application of nonweight bearing rigid dressing, above knee (AK)

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$355 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$490 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $490 to $794Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $347 to $490
$500$1Kfacility $562professional $398

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
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
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Iowa than in Kansas. 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.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$398

IA $776KS $324

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.