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Acrylic Socket, Below-Knee

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5629

Addition to lower extremity, below knee (BK), acrylic socket

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Acrylic Socket, Below-Knee cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$295$224 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$209 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $182 to $324
$200$500facility $245professional $295

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
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
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Kansas than in Florida. 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· 24th of 51

$288

KS $457FL $186

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.