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Endoskeletal Above-Knee System, Ultra-Light

South Dakota rates for HCPCS L5950

Addition, endoskeletal system, above knee (AK), ultra-light material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoskeletal Above-Knee System, Ultra-Light cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$955$776 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$776 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,905Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $955

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Massachusetts 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$955

MA $1,023DE $457

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.