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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 October 2026.

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

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 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$2,754$2,138 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,950 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,692Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,754
$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $2,754

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
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
14 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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$2,754

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.