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Below Elbow, Split Socket, Step-Up Hinges

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L6120

Below elbow, molded double wall split socket, step-up hinges, half cuff

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Below Elbow, Split Socket, Step-Up Hinges cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$1,660$1,622 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,549 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $1,660

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii 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· 42nd of 51

$1,660

HI $4,169DE $1,288

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.