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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

South 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$1,905$1,622 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,622 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,692
$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,905

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$1,905

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.