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Test Socket, Symes

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5618

Addition to lower extremity, test socket, Symes

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Test Socket, Symes cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 6 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$269$209 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$251 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $162 to $661Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $170 to $275
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $288professional $269

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $269 · 16th of 51
WI $407NE $158

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.