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Endoskeletal Knee, Hydraulic Swing, High Activity Frame

South 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$2,138 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,778 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,890Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,138

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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
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
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,011.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
10 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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$2,138

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.