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Hydracadence System, Endoskeletal Above-Knee

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5610

Addition to lower extremity, endoskeletal system, above knee (AK), hydracadence system

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hydracadence System, Endoskeletal Above-Knee cost?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$1,905$1,445 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,413 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,862Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,089
$1K$2Kfacility $1,549professional $1,905

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
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
14 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
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Iowa 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$1,862

IA $3,311DE $1,122

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.