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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 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$1,950$1,585 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$2,138 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $2,291Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $19,953
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $1,950

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
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
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
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 40th 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.