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Thigh Lacer, Nonmolded, Below-Knee

South 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$224 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$182 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $407Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $407
$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $229

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
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
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$229

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.