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Exoskeletal Below-Knee System, Ultra-Light

South 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 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$447$389 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$347 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $331 to $794Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $794
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $447

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
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
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$447

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.