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Test Socket, Wrist Disarticulation/Below Elbow

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L6680

Upper extremity addition, test socket, wrist disarticulation or below elbow

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test Socket, Wrist Disarticulation/Below Elbow cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$162 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$158 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $89 to $209Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $129 to $234
$100$200$500facility $178professional $214

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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
14 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
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$209

HI $447DE $129

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.