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Endoskeletal Knee, Fluid Stance Extension Dampening

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5848

Addition to endoskeletal knee-shin system, fluid stance extension, dampening feature, with or without adjustability

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Endoskeletal Knee, Fluid Stance Extension Dampening cost?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$1,000$759 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$708 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $372 to $977Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $724professional $1,000

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
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
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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· 18th of 51

$1,000

HI $1,349DE $562

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.