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Exoskeletal Above-Knee System, Ultra-Light

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L5790

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$501$490 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$427 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $389 to $871Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $871
$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $501

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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· 42nd of 51

$501

HI $1,175WV $427

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.