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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 October 2026.

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

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,862 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,778 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,631Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
12 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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$2,089

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.