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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L5981

All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$2,089$1,698 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$2,138 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,248Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $2,951
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,089

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$19,054.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
6 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
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$2,089

WI $4,074DE $1,585

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.