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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L5981

All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$2,692$2,138 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,399 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $2,754
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $2,692

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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· 15th of 51

$2,692

WI $4,074NE $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.