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Knee Joints, Polycentric, Below-Knee

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L5677

Additions to lower extremity, below knee (BK), knee joints, polycentric, pair

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Joints, Polycentric, Below-Knee cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 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 $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$331 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$288 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603
$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $347

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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
12 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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$347

HI $1,096DE $295

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.