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Below-Knee Prosthesis Protective Cover, Custom-Shaped

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L5704

Custom shaped protective cover, below knee (BK)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Below-Knee Prosthesis Protective Cover, Custom-Shaped cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$363 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$316 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $288 to $661Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $288 to $661
$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $372

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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 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· 44th of 51

$372

HI $794DE $288

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.