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Hydracadence System, Endoskeletal Above-Knee

South 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,413 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,349 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $1,445

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
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
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
12 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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$1,445

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.