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Prosthetic Knee, Four-Bar or Multiaxial, Pneumatic Swing

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L5840

Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, four-bar linkage or multiaxial, pneumatic swing phase control

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Knee, Four-Bar or Multiaxial, Pneumatic Swing cost?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$2,344$1,698 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,089 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,266Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,266
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $2,344

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
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Montana than in South Carolina. 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· 51st of 51

$2,344

MT $4,898SC $2,344

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.