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Endoskeletal Ankle-Foot, Microprocessor Controlled

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5973

Endoskeletal ankle foot system, microprocessor controlled feature, dorsiflexion and/or plantar flexion control, includes power source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Endoskeletal Ankle-Foot, Microprocessor Controlled cost?

$15,849

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,849 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15,849 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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$15,849$14,791 to $15,849
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,882$12,882 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $6,310 to $15,488Professionalmedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $15,849
$10K$20Kfacility $12,882professional $15,849

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
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$18,620.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,454.40
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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$70,794.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Montana 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· 19th of 51

$15,849

MT $21,878DE $9,333

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.