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Endoskeletal Knee, Polycentric, Friction Swing and Stance

Iowa rates for HCPCS L5818

Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, friction swing and stance phase control

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoskeletal Knee, Polycentric, Friction Swing and Stance cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$575 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$955 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,236Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Hawaii than in Nebraska. 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$955

HI $2,042NE $513

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.