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Leather Socket, Below-Knee

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 7 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$447$309 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$457 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,585Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $263 to $776
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $631professional $447

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
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $457 · 13th of 51
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.