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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 October 2026.

How much does Leather Socket, Below-Knee cost?

$316

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $407.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $309 to $537Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $275 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $316

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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· 51st of 51

$316

HI $933DC $316

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.