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Flexible Inner Socket, External Frame, Above-Knee

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS L5651

Addition to lower extremity, above knee (AK), flexible inner socket, external frame

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flexible Inner Socket, External Frame, Above-Knee cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$692 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$776 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,202professional $724

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana than in Florida. 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.

Pennsylvania· 49th of 51

$776

MT $1,950FL $759

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.