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Thigh Lacer, Nonmolded, Below-Knee

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5680

Addition to lower extremity, below knee (BK), thigh lacer, nonmolded

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thigh Lacer, Nonmolded, Below-Knee cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$302$229 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$219 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $295Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $331
$200$500facility $229professional $302

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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
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
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Montana 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$302

MT $457DE $170

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.