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Exoskeletal Below-Knee System, Ultra-Light

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5785

Addition, exoskeletal system, below knee (BK), ultra-light material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exoskeletal Below-Knee System, Ultra-Light cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$589$447 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$389 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $200 to $575Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $355 to $589
$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $589

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
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
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
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$589

HI $724DE $282

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.