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Leather Socket, Below-Knee

Louisiana 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$347$275 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$437 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,072Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $251 to $501
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $501professional $347

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
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $347 · 36th 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.