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Endoskeletal Knee, Hydraulic Swing, High Activity Frame

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5826

Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, hydraulic swing phase control, with miniature high activity frame

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Endoskeletal Knee, Hydraulic Swing, High Activity Frame cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,570 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$2,089 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,818Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $2,884

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Hawaii than in New Jersey. 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· 17th of 51

$2,884

HI $4,074NJ $1,950

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.