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Leather Socket, Below-Knee

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L5638

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Leather Socket, Below-Knee cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 5 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$309$282 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$309 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $309 to $955Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $275 to $372
$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $309

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$309

HI $933DE $263

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.