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Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L5685

Addition to lower extremity prosthesis, below knee (BK), suspension/sealing sleeve, with or without valve, any material, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$91.20 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$72.44 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $69 to $158Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $69 to $158
$50$100$200facility $100professional $105

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
10 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$105

MT $158FL $72.44

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.