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Prosthetic Foot, Flex-Walk System

Virginia 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 8 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$2,089$2,042 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,570 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $4,786Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,548
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $2,089

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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $2,138 · 29th of 51
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.