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Ischial Containment/Narrow Medial-Lateral Socket

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5649

Addition to lower extremity, ischial containment/narrow M-L socket

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ischial Containment/Narrow Medial-Lateral Socket cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$2,188$1,660 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,549 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,138Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $2,188

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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
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
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Pennsylvania. 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· 16th of 51

$2,138

WI $2,951PA $1,288

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.