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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

Maine 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$2,188$1,862 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,802 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $9,333Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,388
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $2,188

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
8 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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,188

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.