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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

Missouri 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,995 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,138 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,802
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
5 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
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$2,291

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.